Campanula persicifolia L.
peach-leaved bellflower (peachleaf bellflower)
Campanulaceae (Bellflower family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
peach-leaved bellflower (peachleaf bellflower)
Campanulaceae (Bellflower family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Photograph
© Tom Curtis (Photo ID #8171)
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a branching rhizome; stems single to several, erect, leafy, 35-90 cm tall, glabrous or sparsely hairy.
Leaves:
Basal leaves lacking; stem leaves alternate, linear to linear-lanceolate, finely toothed, lower ones nearly unstalked.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of terminal clusters of relatively few, bell-shaped flowers; corollas 2-3.5 cm long, blue; calyces without appendages.
Fruits:
Capsules, opening above the middle.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Campanula persicifolia
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1843 | 1750 | 1936 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
35 | 0 | 70 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
139 | 140 | 140 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 2 | 2 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
B | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
2 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
BAFA | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BAFA(1), ESSF(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Mesic disturbed areas in the lowland zone; rare garden escape in coastal SW BC; introduced from Eurasia.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Campanula persicifolia var. alba Horton