Family | Campanulaceae |
Subfamily | Campanuloideae |
Scientific name | Campanula glomerata L. |
Synonyms | Campanula aggregata Willdenow ex Schlechter; Campanula cephalotes Nakai; Campanula congesta Schultes; Campanula glomerata L. subsp. aggregata (Willd. ex Schlechter) Kirschlegger; Campanula glomerata L. subsp. cephalotes (Fischer ex Nakai) D. Y. Hong; Campanula glomerata L. subsp. cephalotes (Fischer ex Nakai) Victorov; Campanula glomerata L. subsp. congesta (Schultes) Schübler & G.Martens; Campanula glomerata L. subsp. speciosa Kirschlegger; Campanula glomerata L. var. acaulis hort.; Campanula glomerata L. var. aggregata (Willdenow ex Schlechter) W. D. J. Koch; Campanula glomerata L. var. congesta (Schultes) Rouy; Campanula glomerata L. var. dahurica Fischer; Campanula speciosa Hornemann; Campanula spicata Borkhausen, non L.; Marianthemum aggregatum Schrank |
Common name | (Japanese common name) yatsushiro-sou (ヤツシロソウ, 八代草 [meaning: Yatsushiro weed (Yatsushiro = Yatsushiro area in Kumamoto Prefecture)]) |
(English common name) clustered bellflower, Dane's blood | |
Distribution | (Japan) Kyushu (mainly Kumamoto Prefecture) |
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Europe, USA | |
Habitat | Mountain |
Chromosomal number | 2n=30 |
Description | Plants electing 40-80cm tall. Leaves 5-10cm long. Flowers purple corollas 2-2.5cm long, flowering in August to September. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Campanula glomerata L. |
Pesticides comprising benzophenanthridine alkaloids (US Patent 6277416/2001) | |
Note | Rare species. |
July 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
August 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
July 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |