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 |