Campanulaceae FAMILY
Campanula rotundifolia
Campanula rotundifolia
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Campanula rotundifolia is a herbaceous perennial plant producing a cluster of branched stems 15 - 40cm tall from a spreading, rhizomatous 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is often grown in the ornamental garden - the flowers and leaves can be eaten.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurasia - Norway and Britain to Spain, east through northern Europe to the Russian Far East and northern China
HabitatMeadows, forest edges, shrubby formations[ 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. ]. Dry grassy places and on fixed dunes, often in poor shallow soils[ 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. ].