Flower ID: IMG_0958.JPG-08-30-2018 Flower name (scientific): Campanulastrum americanum (Linnaeus) Small PY: 1903. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) kam-pan-yoo-LAST-rum (or kam-pan-yoo-LA-stroo-um) a-mer-ih-KAY-nah Flower name (common): American Bellflower Family name (common): Bellflower Family name (scientific): Campanulaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From the Latin campanula meaning little bell and astrum meaning somewhat like. Specific epithet: Of or related to America. Common name origin: From the native location and the shape of the flowers. The name is a misnomer, since the flowers are not really bell-shaped like a typical bellflower, but somewhat flattened or saucer-shaped. Flower description: Size: 0.9 to 1.1 inches (2.3 to 2.8 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: blue, white is uncommon Other: flower arrangement, Spike Plant description: Size: 36 to 72 inches (91 to 183 cm) Stem hairy: glabrous to hairy. Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple. Size: Leaves up to 15 cm long and 5 cm wide. Color: medium to darker green. Hairy: upper and lower leaf surfaces sparsely pubescent. Other: Shape: leaf, elliptic to ovate (IL). Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): July to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual Habitat: Woodlands, thickets, slightly disturbed areas, roadsides, shade or part shade, moist. Fruit: Capsules up to 12 mm inn length and 4 mm in diameter, Seed: Brown, oval in outline, about 1 mm in length. Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): When in bloom, no close lookalikes. Ethnobotany: The Meskwaki used this plant to prepare a remedy for coughs and consumption. In the following reference Smith uses the old synonym name Campanula americana for this plant (Smith, p. 206, 1928). Latitude: 44.799548 Longitude: -91.508812 Altitude: 222.50 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Buffalo, Calumet, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Vernon, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Winnebago) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, VA, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (ON) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Campanula americana Linnaeus in Sp. Pl.: 164 (1753). Homotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 2 homotypic synonyms for this species. Heterotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 14 heterotypic synonyms for this species. Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FAC Wetland Status (MW): FAC