Online Virtual Flora of Wisconsin - Campanula rotundifolia

Campanula rotundifolia L.

Family: Campanulaceae

bluebell, bluebell bellflower, harebell

[Campanula alaskana (A.Gray) W.Wight ex J.P.Anderson, more...]

Christopher Noll

Derek Anderson

University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS-VP)

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Etymology: Campanula: Latin campana for "little bell"
Plants: erect, perennial, 4"-20" tall forb, mostly hairless; thin stems
Leaves: stalked; the lower leaves broadly oval, toothed, falling off as the plant matures, the upper leaves more linear
Flowers: blue, 5-parted, 3/4" -1 1/4" long, bell-shaped, flaring lobes much shorter than the tube; inflorescence a branched, drooping cluster of usually many, nodding flowers; blooms June-Oct.
Fruits: nodding capsule opening near the base
Habitat: full to partial sun; dry to moderate moisture; woods, meadows, cliffs, beaches; in sandy, gravelly soil
Conservation Status: Native

Bluebell, harebell. Frequent in a diversity of dry to damp, open habitats: sandy woods (pine, oak, aspen), ledges, outcrops, cliffs, and bluffs (sandstone or limestone, sometimes under red-cedar), dry to dry-mesic prairies, also shores and dunes, spreading into fields, embankments, and roadsides. The basal leaves are suborbicular to broadly ovate or oblanceolate. They soon wither and are usually deciduous by flowering time.