Campanula barbata, common name bearded bellflower, is a perennial flowering plant in the bellflower family Campanulaceae.

Campanula barbata
Campanula barbata at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia
Close-up on flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Campanula
Species:
C. barbata
Binomial name
Campanula barbata
Synonyms
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  • Campanula barbata f. pusilla
  • Campanula barbata var. firmiana
  • Campanula barbata var. pusilla
  • Campanula barbata var. strictopedunculata
  • Campanula barbata var. uniflora
  • Campanula firmiana
  • Campanula macrorhiza var. pogonopetala

Description

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Campanula barbata can reach a height of 20–30 centimetres (7.9–11.8 in). This plant produces a small basal rosette of grayish-green leaves, simple, lanceolate with dentate margins and alternate. It has racemes of nodding, pale blue to deep blue campanulate flowers, which are hairy inside (hence the Latin name barbata, meaning bearded). They bloom from June to August.

 
Campanula barbata at Sölden in Austria

Distribution

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This species is native to Norway, France, Italy and Central Europe.

Habitat

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Campanula barbata can be found in mountain regions at an elevation 1,100–2,600 metres (3,600–8,500 ft) above sea level.

References

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  • Christoper Brickell (Editor-in-chief): RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Third edition. Dorling Kindersley, London 2003
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