Pan India Bouquets

Campanula aristata Wall.

Family : Campanulaceae
(Bellflower Family)
Family (Hindi name) : DHAWAL FAMILY (धवल फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Campanulaceae
Synonym(s) : Campanula cylindrica (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Nannf.; Wahlenbergia cylindrica Pax & K.Hoffm.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Campanula aristata Wall.
Common name : Long-Sepal Bellflower
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Alpine meadows or thickets; 3500 - 5000 m. altitude
Comments / notes : On open grassy hill slopes or among dwarf Rhododendron.
Key identification features : Radical leaves spathulate, cauline linear. Flower single, terminal. Capsule dehiscence towards the top
Flower, Fruit : June-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district
Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Afghanistan to Central China and Himalaya
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 165; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 1377
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Campanula aristata. Downloaded on 28 June 2022.