Campanula americana

A biennial found in "deciduous forests, bottomland forests, thickets, and disturbed areas often in alluvial soils. Perhaps most common in bottomlands but rare in NY." (NY Flora Atlas) Probably extirpated in the wild in the Finger Lakes area.  It is more common in the mid-Atlantic region through the mid-West, and is available commercially.

Seedling

tightly packed flat of seedlings
About 1 mo old & sown too thickly; note long petiole & strong veins & not as long/thin as upper leaves.
R. Parker

Plant Information

Common Name(s): 
Tall Bellflower
Alternate Scientific Names: 
Campanulastrum americanum
Type: 
Native
Herbaceous Plants - Annuals, Biennials, Perennials
Status: 
Critically imperilled (S1)/endangered NYS
Moisture: 
Moist
Light: 
Part Shade
Recommended for gardening

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