''Adenophora divaricata'', also known as spreading-branch ladybell, is a flowering

perennial A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also wide ...

plant of the genus

Adenophora ''Adenophora'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae, the bellflowers. Plants of this genus are known commonly as ladybells.Perry, LPerennial Plant Feature: Ladybells.Department of Plant and Soil Science, University of Vermo ...

, in the Bellflower family. It is distributed in East Asia, including China, Japan, Korea, and the Russian Far East.

Description

''Adenophora divaricata'' has blue or light purple bell-shaped flowers. It grows in forests, shrublands, and on grassy slopes.

References

Campanuloideae Plants described in 1878 Flora of Amur Oblast Flora of China Flora of Japan Flora of Khabarovsk Krai Taxa named by Adrien René Franchet {{campanulaceae-stub