Harebell

(Campanula rotundifolia)

 

Color Photograph: Copyright Corel Corporation.

Line Drawing: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Second Edition.

Campanula aparinoides

 Harebell is most likely to be confused with Bedstraw Bellflower. However Bedstraw Bellflower has much smaller, paler flowers. The stems have rasping bristles.

Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia)

Identification: Five petals, mostly fused into a bell structure with free petal lobes pointed, and curling backward. Flower color blue-violet, nodding from flexible flower stems. Stem thin and wiry. Upper leaves small, thin, and elongate. Basal leaves kidney-shaped, but disappearing early and usually absent when plant is in flower. Plant 6 to 18 inches in height.

Distribution: Throughout most of North America except for the southeastern United States.

Habitat: Harebell is found in meadows, on rocky slopes, and alpine areas.

Flowering period: June to September.

Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia)

Similar Species:

Bedstraw Bellflower (Campanula aparinoides)

 

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