Phyteuma scheuchzeri

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Phyteuma scheuchzeri
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Inflorescence of Phyteuma scheuchzeri
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Phyteuma
Species:
P. scheuchzeri
Binomial name
Phyteuma scheuchzeri
Synonyms
  • Phyteuma corniculatum Clairv.
  • Rapunculus scheuchzeri All

Phyteuma scheuchzeri, the Oxford rampion[1] or horned rampion, is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae.[2][3]

Subspecies[]

  • Phyteuma scheuchzeri columnae
  • Phyteuma scheuchzeri scheuchzeri

Description[]

Phyteuma scheuchzeri can reach a height of 30–45 millimetres (1.2–1.8 in). This plant form tufts of narrow, light bluish green leaves with tall stems holding little head-shaped inflorescence of deep-blue flowers. The bracts are lanceolate to linear and longer than the clusters.[4]

Distribution[]

This species can be found in Southern Alps and in Northern Appennini, in Great Britain, Switzerland, France, Italy and former Yugoslavia.[5]

Habitat[]

This species grows mostly in crevices on limestone and silicate rocks at altitudes of up to 3600 meters.

References[]

  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. ^ Catalogue of life
  3. ^ The Plant List
  4. ^ Perannials
  5. ^ WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

External links[]

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