Campanula scouleri Hook. ex A. DC.
Scouler's harebell (pale bellflower)
Campanulaceae (Bellflower family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Photograph

© Ryan Batten     (Photo ID #23793)

Map

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Distribution of Campanula scouleri
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Species Information

General:
Perennial herb from a branching, slender rhizome; stems lax, often curved at the base, 5-40 cm tall, glabrous to inconspicuously short-hairy.
Leaves:
Basal leaves egg-shaped, stalked; stem leaves alternate, sharply toothed, 1-6 cm long, progressively narrower and less stalked upwards.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of several terminal, loose clusters of bell-shaped flowers; corollas 8-18 mm long, blue to whitish; corolla lobes recurved, spreading, longer than the basal tube.
Fruits:
Capsules, roundish, 3-6 mm long, opening near the middle.

Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Illustration

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Ecology

Ecological Framework for Campanula scouleri

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)
 309 46 1085
Slope Gradient (%)
 21 0 135

Aspect (degrees)
[0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]

 212 20 360
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR)
[0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic;
8 - hydric] 		3 0 6
Modal Nutrient Regime
Class
 C
# of field plots
 species was recorded in:
 120
Modal BEC Zone Class
 CWH

All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in

 CDF(20), CWH(99)

Habitat and Range

Mesic to dry forests, rock outcrops and talus slopes in the lowland zone; locally common on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands; N to SE AK and S to N CA.

Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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