Campanula trachelium L.

Nettle-leaved bellflower (en), Campanule gantelée (fr), Ortie bleue (fr), Gant de Notre-Dame (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Campanulaceae > Campanula

Characteristics

Erect perennial 3–10 dm, the angular stem often bristly above; lvs short-bristly, coarsely and irregularly serrate, the lower on long petioles, cordate or triangular, the upper narrower but scarcely shorter, lanceolate, narrowed to a very short petiole; fls in loose terminal or axillary clusters; hypanthium and lanceolate sep (10–13 mm) bristly with pale hairs; cor blue or violet, campanulate, 2.5–4 cm; 2n=34. Native of Eurasia and n. Afr., intr. in waste places and along roadsides from Que. to Mass. and O. Aug.
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It is an erect herb. It grows 60 cm high and spreads 30 cm wide. It has bristles. The leaves are pointed and have teeth along the edge. They are rough and more pale underneath. The flowers are large. They are blue and bell shaped. They are 30-50 mm long. They are either horizontal or point upwards. The flowers at the top open first.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system fibrous-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It suits hardiness zones 4-9.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-8

Usage

The young leaves are used in vegetable soups. The root is a famine food.
Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible flowers leaves roots
Therapeutic use Tumor(Throat) (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified)
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 trachelium habit picture by Jean-Marc HOEN (cc-by-sa)
Campanula trachelium habit picture by Philippe Levarlet (cc-by-sa)
Campanula trachelium habit picture by octopodia (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Campanula trachelium leaf picture by Philippe Levarlet (cc-by-sa)
Campanula trachelium leaf picture by Jean-Marc HOEN (cc-by-sa)
Campanula trachelium leaf picture by Daniel Bourget (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Campanula trachelium flower picture by Kabilan Nadarajah (cc-by-sa)
Campanula trachelium flower picture by Jean-Marc HOEN (cc-by-sa)
Campanula trachelium flower picture by PATRICK PREVOST (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Campanula trachelium fruit picture by Mandy Fitzsimmons (cc-by-sa)
Campanula trachelium fruit picture by willem (cc-by-sa)
Campanula trachelium fruit picture by Hervé Goëau (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Campanula trachelium world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Spain, Finland, France, Micronesia (Federated States of), United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tunisia, Ukraine, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:141236-1
WFO ID wfo-0000829176
COL ID QC4G
BDTFX ID 75014
INPN ID 87742
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Campanula urticifolia Trachelioides vulgaris Drymocodon trachelium Campanula trachelium var. mauritanica Campanula trachelium

Lower taxons

Campanula trachelium subsp. athoa Campanula trachelium subsp. mauritanica Campanula trachelium subsp. trachelium