Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1976).
Variability: the species shows considerable morphological variation. Even though 3 subspecies have been described (Tutin et al., 1976) none is currently accepted in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Castroviejo et al., 2010). In the Osogovo region, plants with morphological similarities to Campanula sparsa Friv. subsp. sparsa and Campanula sparsa subsp. sphaerotix (Griseb.) Hayek occur.
Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Balkan Peninsula to Hungary according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Woods, shrubland, clearings and edges of forests in the zones of mixed oak forests and European beech forests.
Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL, AUG.
Campanula sparsa Friv. subsp. sparsa – flowers with corolla c. 25 mm in diameter. Not accepted in The Euro+Med PlantBase.
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Campanula sparsa subsp. sphaerotix (Griseb.) Hayek. Smaller form of the species with comparatively smaller corolla 12-16 mm in diameter. Not accepted in The Euro+Med PlantBase.
Campanula sparsa– habit (left), flowers (right-up and center), basal and stem with lower cauline leaves (right- down). Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Osogovo nature 