Campanulaceae FAMILY

Campanula glomerata

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Campanula glomerata is a herbaceous, perennial plant producing a dense cluster of growth from a thick, partly woody rhizome. The rather thick to relatively thin, usually unbranched stems stems can be 15 - 50cm tall[ 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. , 352 Title KemperCentreForHomeGardeningPlantFinder Publication Author Website http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 0 ISBN Description Basic cultivation details, plant uses, habitat etc for several thousand species of plants, mainly from the temperate zone. ]. The plant is often grown as an ornamental in gardens. Its flowers and leaves can be eaten.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurasia - Sweden to Britain and Spain, east through Russia and Greece to Iran, central Asia, the Russian Far East, China, Japan, Korea

HabitatGrassy places on calcareous soils, particularly in chalk grassland, less commonly on sea-cliffs or in woods[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].