Common name:
Clustered bellflower
Family:
Scientific name:
Campanula glomerata
Main flower color:
Range:
England, especially the southeast, and parts of Wales
Height:
Up to 30 cm
Habitat:
Calcareous grassland
Flowers:
Mostly in a cluster at the top of the stem; also a few at the upper leaf nodes. Flowers are up to 25 mm long,with a purple, funnel-shaped corolla divided about a third from the top into pointed oval lobes. The calyx is divided into five narrow lobes, and is subtended by a leaf-like bract
Leaves:
Basal leaves are ovate, with heart-shaped bases, on long stalks, lined with rounded teeth; stem leaves are sessile and narrower, with pointed tips. All have a covering of downy hairs, as do the reddish-green stems
Season:
June to October
Rarity:
★★★★★
