''Campanula pendula'' is a species of flowering plant in the family
Campanulaceae. It is native to the
North Caucasus of
Russia.
It is a
herbaceous
Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials.
Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous"
The fourth edition of t ...
perennial plant growing to 30–60 cm tall. The
leaves
A leaf (plural, : leaves) is any of the principal appendages of a vascular plant plant stem, stem, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", wh ...
are cordate to lanceolate in shape with biserrated edges. The
flowers are nodding, bell-shaped, 3–5 cm long, creamy white, produced in arching
panicles
A panicle is a much-branched inflorescence. (softcover ). Some authors distinguish it from a compound spike inflorescence, by requiring that the flowers (and fruit) be pedicellate (having a single stem per flower). The branches of a panicle are o ...
from early summer to early autumn.
References
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pendula
Flora of Russia