Campanulaceae FAMILY

Campanula alliariifolia

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Campanula alliariifolia is an erect to ascending, herbaceous, perennial plant producing a cluster of branched or unbranched stems up to 70cm tall from a thick rootstock[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ] The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is often grown as an ornamental, where it makes a good ground cover.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeW. Asia - northern Turkey, Caucasus

HabitatOpen scrub and conifer forests, occasionally on cliffs but frequently on steep banks[ 271 Title Campanulas - A Gardener's Guide. Publication Author Lewis. P. & Lynch. M. Publisher B. T. Batsford. London. Year 1998 ISBN 0-7134-8266-4 Description Very readable account of almost 150 members of the genus, together with their hybrids and cultivars, that are more commonly grown in gardens. Excellent photographs of many of the species. ]. Naturalized on banks and rough ground, especially by railways, in southern England.