Campanula cochleariifolia
Species of flowering plant in the bellflower family
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Campanula cochleariifolia (also Campanula cochlearifolia), common name earleaf bellflower[1] or fairy's-thimble,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae, native to the Pyrenees, Alps, French Massif Central, and Carpathian Mountains of Central Europe. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial growing to 10 cm (4 in). Clumps of bright green leaves produce nodding pale blue bell flowers on wiry stalks.[3] It is often found growing on limestone.
| Campanula cochleariifolia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Genus: | Campanula |
| Species: | C. cochleariifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Campanula cochleariifolia | |
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]