''Campanula angustiflora'' is a species of
flowering plant in the bellflower family
Campanulaceae. It is known by the common name Eastwood's bellflower. It is
endemic to
California, where it grows in the
serpentine soil
Serpentine soil is an uncommon soil type produced by weathered ultramafic rock such as peridotite and its metamorphic derivatives such as serpentinite. More precisely, serpentine soil contains minerals of the serpentine subgroup, especially anti ...
s of the hills and mountains surrounding the
San Francisco Bay Area. It is a flower of the
chaparral
Chaparral ( ) is a shrubland plant community and geographical feature found primarily in the U.S. state of California, in southern Oregon, and in the northern portion of the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico. It is shaped by a Mediterranean c ...
plant community. This is a hairy annual herb producing a thin, branching stem up to 20 centimeters tall. The leaves are leathery in texture and oval in shape, measuring between 0.5 and 1 centimeter in length, with a few teeth along the edges. The bell-shaped flower is pale blue or white and just a few millimeters long. The fruit is a ribbed, spherical capsule.
References
External links
Jepson Manual TreatmentUSDA Plants ProfilePhoto gallery
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angustiflora
Endemic flora of California