Campanula lasiocarpa




Family Campanulaceae
Subfamily Campanuloideae
Scientific name Campanula lasiocarpa Chamisso
Synonyms Campanula lasiocarpa Chamisso subsp. latisepala (Hultén) Hultén; Campanula latisepala Hultén; Campanula latisepala Hultén var. dubia Hultén
Common name (Japanese common name) iwa-gikyo (イワギキョウ, 岩桔梗 [meaning: rock kikyo (kikyo = Platycodon grandiflorus)])
(English common name) mountain harebell
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Central region)
(Other nations) Russia, Canada, USA
Habitat Alpine rocks
Chromosomal number 2n=34 (2x)
Description Plants 3.5-10cm tall. Leaves 1.5-5cm long, 4-8mm wide. Flowers blue purple corollas 2-2.5cm long, flowering in August to September. Perennial plants.
Reference Campanula lasiocarpa Cham.
Campanula lasiocarpa Cham.
Campanula L.



Photo by my elder son Photo by my elder son
September 2005
at high mountain
September 2005
at high mountain