Family: Campanulaceae
creeping bellflower, European bellflower, rampion bellflower, rover bellflower
[Campanula rapunculoides var. ucranica L.]
Richard Bauer
Merel R. Black
Bell Museum
Etymology: Campanula: Latin campana for "little bell"
Plants: erect, perennial, 16"-40" tall forb, mostly unbranched, often in dense patches; stems smooth or with a few hairs; rhizomes with many, fleshy, vertical roots
Leaves: coarse with fine, irregular teeth; lower leaves long-stalked, upper to mostly stalkless
Flowers: blue, 5-parted, 3/4"-1" long, bell-shape; inflorescence an unbranched, one-sided cluster (raceme) with short-stalked, slightly nodding flowers; blooms June-Oct.
Habitat: disturbed areas, lawns, roadsides
Plants: erect, perennial, 16"-40" tall forb, mostly unbranched, often in dense patches; stems smooth or with a few hairs; rhizomes with many, fleshy, vertical roots
Leaves: coarse with fine, irregular teeth; lower leaves long-stalked, upper to mostly stalkless
Flowers: blue, 5-parted, 3/4"-1" long, bell-shape; inflorescence an unbranched, one-sided cluster (raceme) with short-stalked, slightly nodding flowers; blooms June-Oct.
Habitat: disturbed areas, lawns, roadsides
Roving bellflower, creeping bellflower. An irrepressible Eurasian weed, most familiar in urban settings (yards, gardens, hedges, street sides, vacant lots), but also naturalized along roadsides and railroads, in fields, borders and openings in woods and thickets, fencerows, farmyards, old homesites, and other disturbed places; spreading aggressively and forming persistent colonies.
WIS DNR-Bureau of Endangered Resources: Detailed information on Wisconsin invasive species including decription, habitats, control methods USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS): Images of seeds, fruits, embryos, etc. Dan Tenaglia's The Missouri Flora: Fabulous photographs; detailed descriptions; color and leave arrangement key.
Merel R. Black
Matthew L. Wagner
Richard Bauer
Joshua J. Nemec
Merel R. Black
Matthew L. Wagner
Joshua J. Nemec
Michael Clayton
Paul E. Berry
Merel R. Black
Botanical Illustration
Botanical Illustration
