Taxonomy: Fam. Campanulaceae// Genus: Campanula// Species: Campanula rotundifolia L.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Fedorov and Kovanda in Tutin et al. (1976) as Campanula rotundifolia L. and the botanical keys for the Campanula rontundifolia complex by Kovanda and Ančev as Campanula jordanovii Ančev & Kovanda. The later taxon is not accepted in The Euro+Med PlantBase (Castroviejo et al., 2010+) and is considered a synonym of Campanula rotundifolia L.
Lifeform: Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution:Campanula jordanovii is native to the Balkan Peninsula – Bulgaria and North Macedonia; Campanula rotundifolia is native from Europe to Russian Far East according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew).
Habitat: Subalpine pastures at c. 1700 above (between Retki buki and Mrtvicki rid, “Carev vrv” peak).
Flowering period: Summer: JUL, AUG.
Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – habit. Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – habit. Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – habit. Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – habit. Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – habit. Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – flowering stems with flowers. Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – flowering stem with flowers. Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – flowering stem with flowers. Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – flowering stem with flowers and flower buds. Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – flowering stem with flower buds. Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – flower. Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – flowers. Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – flower. Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – flower. Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – side view of flower – corolla, calyx and ovary. Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – side view of flower – corolla, calyx and ovary. Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – side view of flower – corolla, calyx and ovary. Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – side view of flower – corolla, calyx and ovary. Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – side view of flower – corolla, calyx and ovary. Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – stem and upper cauline leaf. Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – stem and upper cauline leaves. Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – stem and cauline leaves. Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – stem and cauline leaves. Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – stem and leaves. Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – base of flowering stem and basal leaves. Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – basal leaves. Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – rhizome. Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – rhizome. Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – rhizome. Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – rhizome. Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – habit. Scale in cm/mm. Specimen from Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – habit. Scale in cm/mm. Specimen from Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – habit. Scale in cm/mm. Specimen from Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – flowers. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – flower. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – flowers. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – developing capsule. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii)– stem and leaves. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – stem and leaves. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – stem and upper leaves. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Campanula rotundifolia (syn. Campanula jordanovii) – rhizome. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo – subalpine pasture in “Retki buki” region, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Campanula L. Fedorov, A. A. (spp. 1-104) and Kovanda, M. (spp. 105-143) in 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, pp. 74-93.
Campanula rotundifolia. 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/c454d5af-c66c-4d0a-b009-a0e8754e9c9c [Accessed 14.09.2025].
Kovanda, M. and Anchev, M. (1989). The Campanula rotundifolia complex in Bulgaria. Preslia, Praha, 61: 193-207. https://www.preslia.cz/article/11354 [Accessed 14.09.2025].
