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Sign in to saveCampanula () is the type genus of the Campanulaceae family of flowering plants. Campanula are commonly known as bellflowers and take both their common and scientific names from the bell-shaped flowers—campanula is Latin for "little bell".
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Campanula is a genus of flowering plants commonly called bellflowers, named for their distinctive bell-shaped flowers. As the foundational genus of the Campanulaceae family, it serves as the reference point for classifying and understanding all other plants in this diverse flowering plant family.
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Genus
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassHydrozoa
- OrderLeptothecata
- FamilyCampanulariidae
Habitatmarine
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- plant
- Parent taxon
- Campanuloideae
- Image
- Campanula persicifolia 002.JPG
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- Related genera
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Campanula () is the type genus of the Campanulaceae family of flowering plants. Campanula are commonly known as bellflowers and take both their common and scientific names from the bell-shaped flowers—campanula is Latin for "little bell".
The genus includes over 500 species and several subspecies, distributed across the temperate and subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with centers of diversity in the Mediterranean region, Balkans, Caucasus and mountains of western Asia. The range also extends into mountains in tropical regions of Asia and Africa. thumb|Unidentified Campanula in Tashkent Botanical Garden The species include annual, biennial and perennial plants, and vary in habit from dwarf arctic and alpine species under 5 cm high, to large temperate grassland and woodland species growing to tall.