Flower ID: IMG_0930.JPG-06-29-2017 Flower name (scientific): Campanula rotundifolia Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) kam-PAN-yoo-luh ro-tun-dih-FOH-lee-ah Flower name (common): Harebell Family name (common): Bellflower Family name (scientific): Campanulaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From campana, Latin for bell, refers to the shape of the flower. Specific epithet: From rotundo, Latin for round, and foliata, Latin for leaf, referring to the shape of the basal leaves, which are usually withered by flowering time. Common name origin: Possibly from hare + bell, referring to the bell shaped flowers and the observation that the plants grew in places frequented by hares. Flower description: Size: 0.75 to 1.25 inches (1.9 to 3.2 cm) long. Petal count: 5 petals, fused together to form a bell-shape. 6 petals is fairly uncommon. Color: blue or light to dark purple, atypical color is white. Other: flower arrangement, Raceme Plant description: Erect Size: 4 to 20 inches (10 to 51 cm) Stem hairy: glabrous, sometimes glabrate Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal and alternate, type is simple. Size: Basal leaves 0.5 up to 2.5 cm long and up to 2.5 cm wide. Stem leaves up to 3 to 6 cm long and up to about 8 mm wide. Color: medium green Hairy: typically glabrous, sometimes glabrate Other: Shape: leaf, basal cordate or orbicular, cauline leaves are linear (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): June to October Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Meadows, woods, cliffs, roadsides, sun or part shade, dry to moderate moisture. Fruit: Capsule about 4 to 5 mm long with a diameter of approximately 3 mm, brown at maturity. Seed: About 0.6 to 0.9 mm in length, brown colored, and oblong in outline. Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Campanula aparinoides (Marsh Bellflower) resembles Campanula rotundifolia, but the typical flower color and leaf chacrteristics of the former help differentiate the two species. Ethnobotany: The Ojibwe used the root as one ingredient in a medicine for lung problems (Smith, p. 360, 1932; Gilmore p. 142, 1933). Latitude: 44.799825 Longitude: -91.506232 Altitude: 241.60 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, La Crosse, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 6 homotypic synonyms for this species. Heterotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 186 heterotypic synonyms for this species. Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FACU Wetland Status (MW): FACU