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Campanula divaricata

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Species of flowering plant in the bellflower family Campanulaceae

Campanula divaricata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Campanula
Species: C. divaricata
Binomial name
Campanula divaricata
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Campanula divaricata, common name Appalachian bellflower, is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family Campanulaceae. It is native to the eastern United States where it is found primarily in the Appalachian Mountains. Its habitat is areas of rock outcrops such as cliffs or summits, often on dry, acidic soil.

It is a perennial that produces small blue flowers in late summer.

References

  1. "Campanula divaricata". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
  2. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States
Taxon identifiers
Campanula divaricata
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