Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_1135.JPG-07-12-2017
Flower name (scientific): Campanula rapunculoides subsp. rapunculoides Linnaeus PY: 1753
Flower name (common): Creeping Bellflower
Family name (common): Bellflower
Family name (scientific): Campanulaceae
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.7 to 1.4 inches ( 1.8 to 3.6 cm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: blue or purple
     Other: flower arrangement, Raceme
Plant description:
     Size: 12 to 36 inches ( 30. to 91. cm)
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Leaf description: attachment is basal and alternate, type is simple
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     Other: Shape: leaf, the lowest leaves are often cordate-oval, while the middle and upper leaves are ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate (IL)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced, invasive/Restricted in Wisconsin
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): June to October
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
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