''Campanula scheuchzeri'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
bellflower in the family
Campanulaceae
The family Campanulaceae (also bellflower family), of the order Asterales, contains nearly 2400 species in 84 genera of herbaceous plants, shrubs, and rarely small trees, often with milky sap. Among them are several familiar garden plants belon ...
. The Latin name of the species honors the Swiss botanist
Johann Jakob Scheuchzer
Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (2 August 1672 – 23 June 1733) was a Swiss scholar born at Zürich.
Herbarium deluvianum
Zürich, Zwingli-Platz ( Grossmünster) : Former home of Konrad von Mure († 1280) and the house, where Johann Jakob Scheuch ...
(1672 – 1733).
Description
''Campanula scheuchzeri'' can reach a height of . It forms solitary blue or purple campanulate flowers. They bloom from July to August.
Distribution
This species is native to Iberian Peninsula, France, the Apennine and the Balkan Peninsula, Central Europe and Romania.
Habitat
It can be found in mountain regions at an elevation above sea level.
References
* Christoper Brickell (Editor-in-chief): RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Third edition. Dorling Kindersley, London 2003
* Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia (3 voll.) - Edagricole - 1982
* Tutin, T.G. et al. - Flora Europaea, second edition - 1993
External links
HortipediaLuirig.altervista
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Alpine flora
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