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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Campanulastrum americanum
FAMILY
Campanulaceae
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Read more about Tall Bellflower at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Campanulastrum americanum
FAMILY
Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 178-02-001:
Campanula americana FAMILY Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Campanulastrum americanum
COMMON NAME:
Tall Bellflower
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_caam18_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_caam6_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm230623_4146
June Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm230623_4148
June Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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Keith Bradley kab_c_americana_1760
July Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
The corolla face is flat, not bell-shaped, with a pale ring in the throat, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm060813_172
August Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm060813_306
August Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm210824_3019
August Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
Stamens 5, separate; anthers coiled. Stigma 3-lobed, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm210824_3021
August Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm210824_3023
August Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
Leaves lanceolate with toothed margins, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm210824_3081
August Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm210824_3084
August Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm210824_3085
August Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
The long style curves downward, then up at the tip, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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JK Marlow jkm250818_2287b
August Greenville County SC
Calyx lobes linear, spreading to slightly reflexed, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm250818_2288
August Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm250818_2288b
August Greenville County SC
Stem glabrous to slightly retrorsely pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm250818_2288c
August Greenville County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Campanulastrum americanum
FAMILY
Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Campanulastrum americanum
FAMILY
Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 178-02-001:
Campanula americana
FAMILY
Campanulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Campanulastrum americanum
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Forb
Biennial
Habitat: Moist to fairly dry forests, especially over mafic or calcareous rocks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Mountains, uncommon in Piedmont, rare in Coastal Plain, rare in SC
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Blue/ Violet
Radially symmetrical
5-parted calyx
5-lobed rotate corolla
5 stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p125
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p113
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers (Campbell, Hutson, Sharp, & Hutson, 1962) p114
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p110
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p216
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p423
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p102
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p243
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p143
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p255
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p298
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011) p343
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p168
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