Taxonomy : Fam. Campanulaceae// Genus: Campanula // Species: Campanula cervicaria L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Fedorov and Kovanda (1976 in Tutin et al.).
Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Europe to Siberia and Mongolia according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Grasslands and clearings of forests in the European beech forest belt. Recorded in Ponikva and Kormina region.
Flowering period: Summer (JUN, JUL).
Locality: Kormina region.
Campanula cervicaria – habit. Osogovo – Kormina, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – habit. Osogovo – Kormina, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – habit. Osogovo – Kormina, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – inflorescence. Osogovo – Kormina, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – inflorescence. Osogovo – Kormina, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – inflorescence. Osogovo – Kormina, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – flowers. Osogovo – Kormina, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – flowers. Osogovo – Kormina, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – stem with leaves. Osogovo – Kormina, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: Ponikva.
Campanula cervicaria – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 22.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – inflorescence. Osogovo – Ponikva, 22.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 22.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – developing flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 22.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – stem with cauline leaves and basal leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 22.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – stem and leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 22.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 22.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – inflorescence. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – calyces and bracts. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – stem with cauline leaves and lateral inflorescences. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – stem with cauline leaves and lateral inflorescences. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – stem and cauline leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – adbaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – stem. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – root and withered basal leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – bracts and flowers with hispid corola. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – bracts and flowers with hispid corolla. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – bracts and flowers with hispid corolla. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – stem with cauline leaf and spent flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – lower part of stem with lower cauline leaves and basal leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – capsules. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – lower part of stem and basal leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula cervicaria – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Campanula cervicaria . Castroviejo, S., Aldasoro, J. J. & Alarcón, M.; with contributions from Hand, R. (2010+): Campanulaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/ab9961da-30c7-4278-ae7f-ba2ed0c86afd [Accessed 11.01.2026].
Campanula cervicaria L. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:140089-1 [Accessed 14.07.2022].
Fedorov, A. A. (spp. 1–104) and Kovanda, M. (spp. 105–143).1976. Campanula L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (ed.), Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 74–93.
Last update: 11.01.2026.
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