Campanula patula, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1976, Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae), Cambridge University Press : 80

15. C. patula L. , Sp. Pl. 163 (1753) .

Glabrous or more or less pubescent. Stems up to 70 cm, erect. Basal leaves obovate, petiolate; upper few, linear-lanceolate, sessile. Flowers in a more or less branched inflorescence, numerous or few, rarely solitary. Calyx-teeth acute, more or less patent, usually twice as long as capsule. Corolla (17-)2O-25(-35) mm, infundibuliform, violet to pale blue or rarely white. Capsule erect, ovoid-cylindrical, with 10 prominent veins. Grassy places, woods and scrub. Most of Europe, but local in the north-west and south. Al Au Be Br Bu Cz Fe Ga Ge Gr He Ho Hs Hu It Ju Po Rm Rs (N, B, C, W, E) Sa [Da No Su].

1 Perennial, with non-flowering stolons (d) subsp. abietina 1 Biennial, without stolons 2 Calyx-teeth entire; stem glabrous (c) subsp. epigaea 2 Calyx-teeth dentate or serrate; stem± pubescent 3 Calyx-teeth with 1-2 teeth at the base; stem slender (a) subsp. patula 3 Calyx-teeth serrate; stem robust (b) subsp. costae