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Platycodon grandiflorus
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Platycodon grandiflorus (from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús), meaning "flat", and κώδων (kódon) meaning "bell") is a species of herbaceous flowering perennial plant of the family Campanulaceae, and the only member of the genus Platycodon. It is native to East Asia (China, Korea, Japan, and the Russian Far East). It is commonly known as balloon flower (referring to the balloon-shaped flower buds), Chinese bellflower, or platycodon.
Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyCampanulaceae
Common Name: kat kang
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 632
- With media
- 559
- Family
- Campanulaceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, NY, CM, CDA, MICH, DEK
- Recorded in
- Canada, United States, Hong Kong, China, North Korea
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Description
- Ecology
- Cultivation
- Uses
- Culinary
- Korea
- Medicinal
- China
- Korea
- Cultural
- Japan
- Korea
- References
- External links
Platycodon grandiflorus (from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús), meaning "flat", and κώδων (kódon) meaning "bell") is a species of herbaceous flowering perennial plant of the family Campanulaceae, and the only member of the genus Platycodon. It is native to East Asia (China, Korea, Japan, and the Russian Far East). It is commonly known as balloon flower (referring to the balloon-shaped flower buds), Chinese bellflower, or platycodon.
== Description == Growing to tall by wide, it is an herbaceous perennial with dark green leaves and blue flowers in late summer. A notable feature of the plant is the flower bud, which swells like a balloon before fully opening. The five petals are fused together into a bell shape at the base, like its relatives, the campanulas.
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