Campanula rotundifolia L. Campanula rotundifolia L. ssp. groenlandica (Berlin) Á. Löve & D. Löve Campanula rotundifolia L. ssp. intercedens (Witasek) Á. Löve & D. Löve Campanula alaskana (A. Gray) W. Wight ex J.P. Anderson Campanula dubia A. DC. Campanula gieseckiana Vest ex Schult. Campanula gieseckiana Vest ex Schult. var. arctica (Lange) Böcher Campanula gieseckiana Vest ex Schult. ssp. groenlandica (Berlin) Böcher Campanula groenlandica Berlin Campanula heterodoxa Bong. Campanula intercedens Witasek Campanula petiolata A. DC. Campanula rotundifolia L. var. alaskana A. Gray Campanula rotundifolia L. var. alpina Tuck. Campanula rotundifolia L. var. arctica Lange Campanula rotundifolia L. var. intercedens (Witasek) Farw. Campanula rotundifolia L. var. lancifolia Mert. & W.D.J. Koch Campanula rotundifolia L. var. petiolata (A. DC.) J.K. Henry Campanula rotundifolia L. var. velutina A. DC. Campanula sacajaweana M. Peck Campanula rotundifolia L. ssp. groenlandica (Berlin) A. Löve & D. Löve Campanula rotundifolia L. ssp. intercedens (Witasek) A. Löve & D. Löve Bluebell, harebell, bluebell bellflower
You may be thinking that this plant has a few more scientific names than it actually needs. I know I am. I don’t do heights. While trying to recover a frisbee from the shallow roof of my ranch house back in my 20s, I spent a half-hour hugging the asphalt, unable to move forward or backward. So when I spied these bluebells poking out of a granite outcrop in Acadia National Park, then noticed the abyss underneath, it didn’t seem too likely that I would reach them. But I persevered, bulky camera and flash swinging pendulously as I clambered over the rock faces. I inserted myself into the deepest crack I could find and waited, avoiding the view, for the wind to die down. Finally, oblivious to the personal risk, I got a few good photos. (My wife, who has no fear of heights, reviewed my account with a touch of skepticism. “Drama king” was one term she used. But I’m sticking to my account.) Identification: Bluebells are North American natives that bloom between June and October, well past many other flowers. Plants are up to 15" (38 cm) high. The beautiful five-petaled bells are distinctive. Often they appear bent over (“nodding”) on their fragile stems, looking all the more like delicate bells. Each flower is about ¾-1¼" (1.9-3.2 cm) long. Leaves are long and narrow. From Thomé, Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm, Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz., 1885 Online References:
Campanula rotundifolia on Missouriplants.com Campanula rotundifolia at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Campanula rotundifolia on Wikipedia Campanula rotundifolia on CalPhotos Campanula rotundifolia at Illinois Wildflowers Campanula rotundifolia on Montana Plant Life Campanula rotundifolia on Wikimedia Commons Campanula rotundifolia on SEINet—the Southwest Environmental Information Network Harebell leaves are very thin, at left. The larger leaves are columbine. · 9/28/2013 · Wild Gardens of Acadia, Acadia Naitonal Park, Bar Harbor, Maine 9/20/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine 8/31/2014 · New Mexico 8/30/2014 · New Mexico Campanula rotundifolia description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
9/20/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine 9/20/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine 8/31/2014 · New Mexico The leaves in this photo are columbine. The hareball leaves, visible at the very bottom, are very thin. · 9/28/2013 · Wild Gardens of Acadia, Acadia Naitonal Park, Bar Harbor, Maine 9/16/2016 · Sieur de Monts Botanical Gardens, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine 9/29/2013 · Compass Harbor, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine 8/31/2014 · New Mexico 9/29/2013 · Compass Harbor, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine 9/20/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine Range:
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