Campanula persicifolia L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Campanulaceae// Genus: Campanula// Species: Campanula persicifolia L.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1976).

Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Europe to West Siberia, Turkey and North Caucasus according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal.

Habitat:  Grasslands, pastures, clearings of forests at c. 900 to 1500 m altitude.

Flowering period:  Summer: JUN, JUL, AUG.

Campanula persicifolia – habit in habitat. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula persicifolia – habit in habitat. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula persicifolia – habit in habitat. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula persicifolia – habit in habitat. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula persicifolia – flower. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula persicifolia – flower. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula persicifolia – flower. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula persicifolia – developing capsule. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula persicifolia – capsule. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula persicifolia – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula persicifolia – cauline leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula persicifolia – lower part of stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula persicifolia – habit. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula persicifolia – inflorescence. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula persicifolia – infloescence. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula persicifolia – flower. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula persicifolia – developing capsules. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula persicifolia – basal leaves and lower part of stem with cauline leaves. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula persicifolia – habit (left) and stem with cauline leaves and inflorescence (right). Osogovo, near village Krushka, 27.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula persicifolia (close-up of flowers). Osogovo, near village Krushka, 27.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula persicifolia – developing capsule. Osogovo, near village Krushka, 27.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula persicifolia – flower bud and fruiting capsule. Osogovo, near village Krushka, 27.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula persicifolia – basal leaves and stem with lower cauline leaves. Osogovo, near village Krushka, 27.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Campanula persicifolia L. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:140828-1 [Accessed 21.05.2021].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1976). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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