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The family Campanulaceae (also bellflower family), of the order Asterales, contains nearly 2400 species in 84 genera of herbaceous plants, shrubs, and rarely small trees, often with milky sap. [2] Among them are several familiar garden plants belonging to the genera Campanula (bellflower), Lobelia , and Platycodon (balloonflower).
Campanula (/ k æ m ˈ p æ nj ʊ l ə /) [4] is the type genus of the Campanulaceae family of flowering plants. Campanula are commonly known as bellflowers and take both their common and scientific names from the bell-shaped flowers—campanula is Latin for "little bell".
Campanula piperi (Olympic bellflower, [1] [2] [3] Olympic harebell, [4] Piper's bellflower [5]) is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family, Campanulaceae. It is native to the Olympic Mountains on the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington. [4] It has also been noted on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. [3]
A bucket hat (variations of which include the fisherman's hat, Irish country hat and session hat) is a hat with a narrow, downward-sloping brim. Typically, the hat is made from heavy-duty cotton fabric such as denim or canvas , or heavy wool such as tweed , sometimes with metal eyelets placed on the crown of the hat for ventilation.
Campanula rapunculus, common name rampion bellflower, [1] rampion, rover bellflower, or rapunzel, is a species of bellflower (Campanula) in the family Campanulaceae. [ 2 ] This species was once widely grown in Europe for its leaves, which were used like spinach , and its parsnip -like root, which was used like a radish . [ 3 ]
Close-up on a flower of Campanula medium. Campanula medium reaches approximately 60–80 cm (24–31 in) in height. This biennial herbaceous plant forms rosettes of leaves in the first year, stems and flowers in the second one.
Bellflower may refer to: Bellflower, California, a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States; Bellflower, Illinois, a village in McLean County, Illinois, United States; Bellflower, Missouri, a city in Montgomery County, Missouri, United States; Bellflower, one of several plant species in the family Campanulaceae
The flowers are bright blue-violet (rarely white), 2 to 4 centimetres (0.79 to 1.57 in) long, with short petioles standing to one side in the axils of the bracts. The bracts are quite different and smaller than the leaves. The sepals are lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, entire, wide at the base up to 2.5 millimetres (0.098 in).