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Campanulaceae
Campanula

not marked as a favorite taxon Campanula divaricata Michaux. Common name: Southern Harebell, Appalachian Bellflower. Phenology: Jul-Oct; Sep-Dec. Habitat: Rock outcrops, cliffs, rocky summits, talus, up to at least 1850m. Distribution: A broad endemic of the Southern and Central Appalachians: MD and KY south to AL and GA.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, G, K4, NE, RAB, Tn, Va, W, Rosatti (1986); = Campanula flexuosa Michx. — S; = Rapunculus species 3. Basionym: Campanula divaricata Michx. 1803

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Heliophily ⓘ: 6

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image #1 of Campanula divaricata© Alan Cressler: Campanula divaricata, Denny Cove, South Cumberland State Park, Marion County, Tennessee 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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image #8 of Campanula divaricata© Alan Cressler: Campanula divaricata, Brasstown Bald, Chattahoochee National Forest, Towns County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Delicate, erect perennial of wooded slopes, cliffs, talus slopes and trail banks.

Stems: Stems smooth, slender, with spreading-drooping branches; often grows in clumps.

Leaves: Leaves alternate, short-petiolate to sessile, lance-oval, to 3 in. long, coarsely toothed.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers numerous in a loose, open panicle; pale blue-violet on dangling stalks, bell-shaped, consisting of 5 petals with recurved tips, a cup-shaped (green) calyx tube with 5 spreading narrow lobes and a protruding style.

Fruits: Fruit a tiny top-shaped capsule.

Comments: A southern and central Appalachian endemic.

Height: 8-30 in.

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description: Delicate, erect perennial of wooded slopes, cliffs, talus slopes and trail banks.

stems: Stems smooth, slender, with spreading-drooping branches; often grows in clumps.

leaves: Leaves alternate, short-petiolate to sessile, lance-oval, to 3 in. long, coarsely toothed.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers numerous in a loose, open panicle; pale blue-violet on dangling stalks, bell-shaped, consisting of 5 petals with recurved tips, a cup-shaped (green) calyx tube with 5 spreading narrow lobes and a protruding style.

fruits: Fruit a tiny top-shaped capsule.

comments: A southern and central Appalachian endemic.

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native range: southeastern United States



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