Campanula persicifoliaL. - Peach-leaved Bellflower
Scientific Description:
Glabrous perennial. Stem erect, 40−70(−80) cm, simple, ± striate. Basal leaves lanceolate to oblong-obovate, crenulate-dentate, obtuse or acute, attenuate into 7−12 cm petiole; cauline linear-lanceolate, acuminate, 7−10(−15) × 0.3−0.6(−l) cm, sessile. Inflorescence of few axillary or terminal, shortly (−15 mm) pedicellate, slightly drooping flowers. Ovary obconical, 4−5 mm, glabrous or rarely setulose. Calyx lobes lanceolate, acute, 10 × 3−4 mm, spreading-erect, persistent, erect in fruit, glabrous. Corolla broadly campanulate, (3−)4−5 cm, 5 cm diam., divided to| into short broadly triangular lobes, glabrous, blue, rarely white. Style as long as corolla. Stigmas 3, ½ as long as style. Capsule erect, ovoid-obconical, 7 × 4 mm, glabrous or rarely setulose, opening by 3 ± apical pores. Seeds ovoid, 1 × 0.5 mm, and brown, shiny.
Flowering time: June−August.
Habitat: Meadows, forest clearings and margins, 10−2000 m.
Reference:
Damboldt J (1978). Campanula persicifolia L., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 6: 55.
Public Description:
Campanula persicifolia, common name “peach-leaved bellflower”, is common in the Alps and other mountain ranges in Europe. These plants, which have a length of approximately 1 meter, are perennial and herbaceous. Its flowers are cup-shaped and can be either lilac-blue or white. Its foliage is narrow and glossy with a bright green appearance. They can be seen in grassland and forest openings in summer. In cultivation, numerous varieties and cultivars have been developed in a range of colours including white, blue, pink and purple.
References:
Anonymous 1 (2015). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campanula_persicifolia, Accessed date: 29.12.2015.
Anonymous 2 (2015). http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=278819&isprofile=0&, Accessed date: 29.12.2015.
İkinci N (2012). Campanula L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 303–310.