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Campanula carpatica Jacq.

Tussock bellflower (en), Campanule des Carpathes (fr), Campanule des Carpates (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Campanulaceae > Campanula

Characteristics

A perennial plant. It grows 20-30 cm high and 30-60 cm wide. The leaves are small and bright green. The flowers are saucer shaped. They are pale blue or white. They are 2.5-5 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.23 - 0.3
Root system fibrous-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Limestone cliffs in the upper mountain zone of the Carpathian mountains.
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It is frost hardy. It suits hardiness zones 3-9.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-7

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible flowers leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -40
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Campanula carpatica habit picture by Jiří Voříšek (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Campanula carpatica leaf picture by Ágnes Vad - Coach (cc-by-sa)
Campanula carpatica leaf picture by Krampl Tomáš (cc-by-sa)
Campanula carpatica leaf picture by Andrew Lozynski (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Campanula carpatica flower picture by Jiří Voříšek (cc-by-sa)
Campanula carpatica flower picture by Zsolt Istvan (cc-by-sa)
Campanula carpatica flower picture by Potůček Petr (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Campanula carpatica world distribution map, present in Czech Republic, Micronesia (Federated States of), Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:140068-1
WFO ID wfo-0000826758
COL ID 5X8SY
BDTFX ID 12421
INPN ID 87616
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Campanula carpatica f. dasycarpa Campanula oreophila Neocodon carpaticus Campanula turbinata Campanula cordifolia Campanula dasycarpa Campanula turbinata f. alba Campanula turbinata f. lilacina Campanula turbinata f. pelviformis Campanula carpatica var. dasycarpa Campanula carpatica var. grandiflora Campanula carpatica var. hemisphaerica Campanula carpatica var. oreophila Campanula carpatica var. subpilosa Campanula carpatica subsp. turbinata Campanula carpatica f. subpilosa Campanula carpatica
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