Campanula divaricata

Campanula divaricata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Campanula
Species: C. divaricata
Binomial name
Campanula divaricata
Michx.

Campanula divaricata, common name Appalachian bellflower, is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family. It is native to the eastern United States where it is found primarily in the Appalachian Mountains.[1] Its habitat is areas of rock outcrops such as cliffs or summits, often on dry, acidic soil.[2]

It is a perennial that produces small blue flowers in late summer.

References

  1. "Campanula divaricata". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2013.
  2. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States
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