Campanula carpatica

Campanula carpatica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Campanulaceae
Genus:	Campanula
Species:	C. carpatica
Binomial name
	Campanula carpatica; Jacq.

Campanula carpatica, the tussock bellflower^[1]^[2] or Carpathian harebell, is a species of flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae, native to the Carpathian Mountains of Central Europe. It is a low-growing herbaceous perennial, with long stems bearing solitary blue bell-shaped flowers. It was introduced to the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew in 1774 by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin.^[3] Several cultivars in shades of white, blue, pink and purple, have been developed for garden use.^[4]

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[5]

References[]

^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ "Campanula carpatica". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
^ William Curtis (1790). "The Botanical Magazine": 117. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
^ "RHS Plant Selector - Campanula carpatica". Retrieved 15 April 2020.

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[BSBI07-1] BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[2] "Campanula carpatica". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 10 January 2016.

[3] William Curtis (1790). "The Botanical Magazine": 117. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[4] RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.

[5] "RHS Plant Selector - Campanula carpatica". Retrieved 15 April 2020.

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