Campanula rapunculus

Botanical Description

Campanula rapunculus is an erect, biennial plant producing a thick rootstock topped by a rosette of leaves in its first year of growth, and a usually unbranched flowering stem 70 - 100cm tall in its second year[ 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. ]. Rampion was at one time quite often cultivated for its edible root, though it is much less grown at present (2017)[ 4 Title A Modern Herbal. Publication Author Grieve. Publisher Penguin Year 1984 ISBN 0-14-046-440-9 Description Not so modern (1930's?) but lots of information, mainly temperate plants. ].The plant is harvested from the wild, and also sometimes cultivated on a garden scale, for its edible roots and leaves.