Putnam Park Wildflowers


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