Edraianthus pumilio
Species of flowering plant
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Edraianthus pumilio, the silvery dwarf harebell or Biokovo bellflower,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae, native to the Biokovo mountains of Dalmatia in southern Croatia.[1] It is an herbaceous perennial growing to 2.5 cm (1 in), forming a cushion of hairy, silvery-green leaves and bearing solitary violet upturned bell-shaped flowers in summer. It requires extremely free-draining, preferably alkaline, soil, and is best grown in an alpine garden or rockery.[3][4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Genus: | Edraianthus |
| Species: | E. pumilio |
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The Latin specific epithet pumilio means "small in stature".[5]
It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[6][7]