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January 31, 2007 : Lilium columbianum and Campanula rotundifolia

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Keywords: Liliaceae | Campanulaceae | Lilium columbianum Baker | Campanula rotundifolia L. | Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA

Lilium columbianum and Campanula rotundifolia

Lilium columbianum, or Columbia lily, was previously featured on BPotD here and here.

Though I learned the common name for Campanula rotundifolia as bluebell, harebell is far more often used. This helps distinguish it from species of Hyacinthoides, in the Hyacinthaceae. On the other hand, the USDA PLANTS database uses bluebell bellflower, again demonstrating the variable nature of common names.

The distinctive bell shape of the flower in the genus Campanula (illustrated in these photographs from the Burke Museum: Campanula rotundifolia) earns its own morphological term: campanulate, or bell-shaped. Do note that the use of this term isn't restricted to members of this family.

Posted by Daniel Mosquin at January 31, 2007 1:54 AM

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Lilium columbianum - Z5 - RHS Index of Garden Plants, Griffiths

Campanula rotundifolia - Z3 - RHS Index of Garden Plants, Griffiths
Campanula rotundifolia - Z5-8 - A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, Brickell, Cole, Zuk

Posted by: Beverley at January 31, 2007 2:55 AM

Hi Daniel
This looks like a natural setting - I would be interested to know where it is!

Posted by: Souren at January 31, 2007 11:33 AM

Hi Souren, when I know the locale where a picture was taken (not always possible when it's not mine!), I tag it on to the end of the keywords - so today's was taken at Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA.

Posted by: Daniel Mosquin Author Profile Page at January 31, 2007 2:25 PM

I can almost smell the Spring air, and warmth from the sunshine!

Posted by: Cyndy Henderson at January 31, 2007 6:26 PM

Beautiful

Posted by: rosa at February 2, 2007 3:56 PM

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