Phyteuma scheuchzeri
Species of flowering plant
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Phyteuma scheuchzeri, the Oxford rampion[1] or horned rampion, is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae.[2][3]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Genus: | Phyteuma |
| Species: | P. scheuchzeri |
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Subspecies
- Phyteuma scheuchzeri columnae
- Phyteuma scheuchzeri scheuchzeri
Description
Phyteuma scheuchzeri can reach a height of 300–450 millimetres (12–18 in). This plant form tufts of narrow, light bluish green leaves with tall stems holding little head-shaped inflorescence of deep-blue flowers. The bracts are lanceolate to linear and longer than the clusters.[4]
Distribution
This species can be found in Southern Alps and in Northern Appennini, in Great Britain, Switzerland, France, Italy and former Yugoslavia.[5]
Habitat
This species grows mostly in crevices on limestone and silicate rocks at altitudes of up to 3600 meters.
Illustration from Atlas der Alpenflora (1882), A. Hartinger
Phyteuma scheuchzeri
