Campanula rotundifolia

Round-leaved Bellflower (Campanula rotundifolia )

The Round-leaved bellflower ( Campanula rotundifolia ) belongs to the genus of bluebells.

Description

The perennial herbaceous plant is between (10 ) 20-40 ( 60) cm high. The stem is usually hairy round puberulous at the bottom. The most barren and ganzrandigen stem leaves are evenly arranged; the upper ones are narrowly linear, the lower narrow lanceolate. The basal leaves are, however, of kidney - or heart-shaped, rounded shape. They are stalked relatively long and notched or serrated. In its heyday, however, they are often wilted. The stem is usually repeated to many flowered.

Bloom time is from June to September. The flower buds are erect and usually begin until shortly before flowering to nod. The approximately 1.2 to 2.2 cm long crown is split into about a third into triangular lobes and of violet-blue color.

The plants contain inulin and triterpene saponins, which act hemostatic and anti-inflammatory.

Dissemination and locations

The species occurs from northern to southern Europe before. In addition, they are found in Siberia and North America. In Germany, Switzerland and Austria, is everywhere.

The plant is considered Magerkeitszeiger and prefers dry to fresh, mostly acidophilous meadows, pasture grass, forest edges, and rocky sites ( also on limestone) of the hill and montane zone.

System

Since the style is very rich in form, many families have been described. In particular, in the Southern Alps (Italy, France, Austria, Slovenia) generally recognized small species have been described, such as Campanula bertolae, Campanula carnica, cochleariifolia Campanula, Campanula macrorhiza, martinii Campanula, Campanula marchesettii, scheuchzeri Campanula, Campanula witesakiana.