clustered bellflower
Campanula glomerata
It is the official county flower of Rutland, England, and its species name 'glomerata' means 'clustered' in Latin, referencing its tightly packed flower heads.
- Scientific name
- Campanula glomerata
- Taxonomy
- Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae › Campanula
- IUCN Red List status
- Least Concern
- Population trend
- stable
- Biome
- grassland
- Habitat
- Chalk grasslands, limestone pastures, dry meadows, and open woodland margins.
- Diet
- Photosynthetic (utilizes sunlight, carbon dioxide, water, and soil minerals).
- Range
- Europe, Temperate Asia, North America (introduced)
- Size
- 20 to 60 cm in height.
- Lifespan
- Perennial (typically 3 to 8 years, regenerating annually from rhizomes).
- Active
- diurnal
- Threats
- Habitat loss due to intensive agriculture, overgrazing, and the encroachment of aggressive scrubland plants.
- Safe to approach?
- Harmless and safe to approach. Enjoy their vibrant violet blooms from a close distance. Do not pick wild flowers to preserve the population and allow local pollinators to feed. If touched, no special action is required as the plant is non-toxic.
Campanula glomerata , known by the common names clustered bellflower or Dane's blood , is a species of flowering plant in the genus Campanula , belonging to the family Campanulaceae. It is the county flower of Rutland, England.
Photo: Todd Boland, CC-BY, via iNaturalist
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