| Campanula scheuchzeri | |
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| Campanula scheuchzeri at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Genus: | Campanula |
| Species: | C. scheuchzeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Campanula scheuchzeri Domínique Villars, 1779 | |
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Campanula scheuchzeri is a species of bellflower in the family Campanulaceae. The Latin name of the species honors the Swiss botanist Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (1672–1733).
Description
Campanula scheuchzeri can reach a height of 10–30 centimetres (3.9–11.8 in). It forms solitary blue or purple campanulate flowers. They bloom from July to August.
Distribution
This species is native to Iberian Peninsula, France, the Apennine and the Balkan Peninsula, Central Europe and Romania.
Habitat
It can be found in mountain regions at an elevation 1,300–2,600 metres (4,300–8,500 ft) above sea level.
References
- Christoper Brickell (Editor-in-chief): RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Third edition. Dorling Kindersley, London 2003
- Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia (3 voll.) - Edagricole - 1982
- Tutin, T.G. et al. - Flora Europaea, second edition - 1993
External links
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| Campanula scheuchzeri |
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