Campanulaceae FAMILY

Campanula punctata

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Campanula punctata is an erect, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial plant often spreading freely from a rhizomatous rootstock. Flowering stems around 50cm tall rise up from the cluster of basal rosettes of rounded, toothed, medium green leaves that can be up to 12cm longl[ 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is often grown as an ornamental in gardens.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - eastern Siberia, Russian Far East, China, Japan, Korea

HabitatGrassy slopes in lowland and low mountains all over Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. Waste places such as roadsides and stony slopes on hills from the lowlands to elevations of 1,700 metres[ 275 Title Flora of Japan Publication Author Website http://www.foj.info Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora - an excellent resource. ].