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Campanula persicifolia L.

3036 (27). C. persicifolia L., Sp. PL ed. 1 (1753) 164; Hayek, Prodr. Fl. Penins. Balc. 2 (1930) 544; Fedorov, Fвл Eur 4 (1976) 80; C. persicifolia var. eriocarpa C. Koch, Syn. FL Germ. ed. 3, 1 (1891) 408; Стоян., Стеф., Фл. Бълг. изд. 1, 2 (1925) 1087; С. persicifolia var. latisepala Degen & Dörfl., Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 64 (1897) 728; Стоян., Стеф., I.c. - Прасковолистна камбанка

Fam: Campanulaceae Adans
Genus: Campanula L.
Species: Campanula persicifolia L.
English Name: Peach-leaved bellflower

Description:

Perennial plant. The rootstock horizontally, thin, creeping. Stem upright, simple, rarely branched, 40 - 90 cm high, cylindrical, naked, sometimes scattered to thick short fiber; hairs 0,5 - 1,3 mm long. Leaves naked, rarely diluted up to thick-short fibrous, shallowly rounded errated; basal with lance, broad lance to back egg-shaped lamina, at the base gradually narrowed in the narrow winged stem; stems narrow lance to linearly lance, up to 15 cm long, 0.2 - 1 (2) cm wide, seated. Inflorescence simple grapes, with 1 - 5 (7) blossoms, almost sitting down or with (7) 10 - 50 mm long stems; the ovary is naked or covered with flat white warts, sometimes bristle fiber. Calyx shares are narrow to broad-lance, 10 - 20 mm long, at the base (1.5) 2 - 4 mm wide, entire, naked. The crown is broad bell shaped, (15) 20 - 50 mm long, blue or blue-violet, cut up to 1/4 of his length. Stamens 10 - 20 mm long, with broaden at the base grooves stems. The box is broad back conical to nearly spherical, 8 - 12 mm long, upright, with hard skin, bare or covered with white warts or scattered short bristles, opens with pores located at the top of his part. The seeds are incorrectly elliptical, brown, 0.6-0.7 mm long, 0.4-0.5 mm wide.

Volatility

1    Box naked var. persicifolia. .................................................................................................................................................................... Distributed.
1* The box covered with flat white warts or short bristles ............................................................................................................................................ 2
2 The box covered with warts; stem and leaves bare, rarely short-haired ....................................................... var. sessiliflora (S. Koch) Velen., Österr.
Bot. Z. 42 (1892) 16 et. Bulg. Suppl. 1 (1898) 185; Стоян., Стеф., 1c.; C. sessiliflora C. Koch, Linnaea 19 (1847) 30; C. persicifolia subsp. sessiliflora (C. Koch) Fedorov, Fl. Eur. 4 (1976) 81. Prebalkan, Central and Eastern Stara Planina, Slavyanka, Eastern Rhodopes, Strandzha.
2* The box covered with short bristles; stem and leaves diluted to densely-bristle-fibrous .................................................... var. hispida (Lej.) Beck, Fl.
Nieder - Österr. 2, 2 (1893) 1102; Стоян., Стеф., 1 c.; C. hispida Lej., Fl. Spa. 2 (1813) 299. Middle and Eastern Stara Planina, Eastern Rhodopes.

From „Флора на Република България”, том XI, БАН, Акад. Изд. „Проф. Марин Дринов”, София, (2013)

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Campanula persicifolia (peach-leaved bellflower[1]) is a flowering plant species in the family Campanulaceae. It is an herbaceous perennial growing to 1 m (3 ft 3 in).[2] Its flowers are cup-shaped and can be either lilac-blue or white.[3] Its foliage is narrow and glossy with a bright green appearance.[3]

Description

Campanula persicifolia is a clump-forming perennial herbaceous plant growing to a height of 30 to 100 centimetres (12 to 39 in). The stem is usually unbranched, erect and slightly angular. The basal leaves are short stalked and narrowly spatulate and usually wither before flowering time. The upper leaves are unstalked, lanceolate, almost linear with rounded teeth on the margins. The inflorescence is a few-flowered terminal raceme or there may be a single flower. The calyx is fused with five narrow lobes, eventually spreading. The corolla is five-lobed, 30 to 50 mm (1.2 to 2.0 in) long with five violet-blue (or occasionally white) fused petals. The corolla lobes are less long than they are wide. There are five stamens and a pistil formed from three fused carpels. The fruit is a strongly-veined conical capsule. The flowering period is from June to August.[4]

Distribution and habitat

Campanula persicifolia is common in the Alps and other mountain ranges in Europe. It grows at lower altitudes in the north, and higher up further south, passing 1,500 m (4,921 ft) in Provence. Normally it flowers in June; a dry summer may reduce or inhibit its flowering. Despite this it can flower as late as September in a cold year. The natural habitat of this plant is broad-leaved forests, woodland margins, rocky outcrops in broad-leaved woods, meadows and banks.[4]

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Flowering Time: Blooms: VI - VIII, fruitfull: VII - IX.

References: „Флора на Република България”, том XI, БАН, Акад. Изд. „Проф. Марин Дринов”, София, (2013), Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Distribution in Bulgaria: Grow on grassy places of shallow brown and gray forest soils, in meadows and bushes, more often in the foothills and mountains. Widespread, from sea level to 1600 (1800) m altitude. (Conspectus of the Bulgarian Vascular Flora) = conspectus&gs_l= Zlc.

Distribution: Europe (excluding the northernmost regions and islands), Caucasus, Western Siberia.

Conservation status and threats: not protected species in Bulgaria by the Biodiversity Law. - Biological Diversity Act - http://eea.government.bg/bg/legislation/biodiversity/zbran_22.08.15.pdf

Medical plant: yes, it is - Medicinal Plants Act - http://eea.government.bg/bg/legislation/biodiversity/ZLR_en.pdf

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