Campanula lasiocarpa Cham.
mountain harebell
Campanulaceae (Bellflower family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
mountain harebell
Campanulaceae (Bellflower family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a thin, branching rhizome; stems single to several, erect or ascending, 2-20 cm tall, smooth or slightly hairy.
Leaves:
Mainly basal, oblanceolate to oblong, stalked, 1-6 cm long, 2-13 mm wide, sharply toothed; stem leaves fewer, alternate, narrower, reduced, without stalks.
Flowers:
Inflorescence a solitary bell-shaped flower; corollas 1.5-3.5 cm wide, blue; sepals deeply cut, hairy.
Fruits:
Capsules, 3-12 mm long, subcylindric, hairy.
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 lasiocarpa
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) |
1812 | 6 | 3000 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
18 | 0 | 300 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
187 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 0 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
c | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
369 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
BAFA | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(7), BAFA(241), BWBS(1), cma(6), ESSF(50), ICH(1), IMA(37), MS(1), SBS(1), SWB(11) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Moist to mesic meadows, forests and rocky slopes in the montane to alpine zones; common N of 52degreeN; amphiberingian, N to AK, YT, and NT, E to W AB and S to N WA; E. Asia.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Campanula lasiocarpa subsp. latisepala (Hultén) Hultén
Campanula latisepala Hultén
Campanula latisepala var. dubia Hultén