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Tall Bellflower, American Bellflower - Campanulastrum americanum


Family: Campanulaceae - Bellflower family Genus Common Name: Bellflower Native Status: NativeDicot Annual Herb
Campanulastrum americanum - Tall Bellflower, American Bellflower. This species is perhaps more widely known as Campanula americana which would place it in the genus containing Southern Harebell (C. Divaricata) and Bluebell Bellflower (Campanula rotundifolia.) However, the Campanula species have distinctly bell-shaped flowers, which is not the case with Campanulastrum americanum, which has relatively flat flowers. That would have been one of the characteristics that resulted in creation of a new genus for American (aka Tall) Bellflower - Campanulastrum which has this single species in it.

The plant is found in most of the eastern half of the United States except for the New England states, New Jersey, and Delaware.

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Campanulastrum americanum

Distribution of Campanulastrum americanum in the United States and Canada:
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Site: Haywood County, NC Date: 2010-July-12Photographer: Gerald C. Williamson
Tall Bellflower appears to have 5 blue petals, but those are actually lobes of the corolla rather than real petals. The long style extends from the violet ovary, and is tipped with a 3-lobed stigma.
Campanulastrum americanum
Site: Haywood County, NC Date: 2010-July-12Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
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Campanulastrum americanum
Site: Haywood County, NC Date: 2010-July-12Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Click on the photo for a larger image
Campanulastrum americanum
Site: Haywood County, NC Date: 2010-July-12Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Click on the photo for a larger image
Campanulastrum americanum
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Campanulastrum americanum initially published on USWildflowers.com 2010-07-28; Updated 2017-01-22

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