Phyteuma scheuchzeri, the Oxford rampion[1] or horned rampion, is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae.[2][3]

Phyteuma scheuchzeri
Inflorescence of Phyteuma scheuchzeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Phyteuma
Species:
P. scheuchzeri
Binomial name
Phyteuma scheuchzeri
Synonyms
  • Phyteuma corniculatum Clairv.
  • Rapunculus scheuchzeri All

Subspecies

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  • Phyteuma scheuchzeri columnae
  • Phyteuma scheuchzeri scheuchzeri

Description

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Phyteuma scheuchzeri can reach a height of 300–450 millimetres (12–18 in). This plant form tufts of narrow, light bluish green leaves with tall stems holding little head-shaped inflorescence of deep-blue flowers. The bracts are lanceolate to linear and longer than the clusters.[4]

Distribution

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This species can be found in Southern Alps and in Northern Appennini, in Great Britain, Switzerland, France, Italy and former Yugoslavia.[5]

Habitat

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This species grows mostly in crevices on limestone and silicate rocks at altitudes of up to 3600 meters.

References

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  1. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. ^ Catalogue of life
  3. ^ The Plant List
  4. ^ Perannials
  5. ^ WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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