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Campanula medium L.

Canterbury bells (Campanulaceae)

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Campanula medium is a garden plant native to Italy and south-eastern France; it has reflexed lobes between the forward-pointing calyx lobes.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2017-08-16

 Canterbury bells / Campanula medium: _Campanula medium_ is a garden plant native to Italy and south-eastern France; it has reflexed lobes between the forward-pointing calyx lobes.

Campanula medium differs from Campanula alliariifolia in the cuneate bases of its leaves.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2017-08-16

 Canterbury bells / Campanula medium: _Campanula medium_ differs from _Campanula alliariifolia_ in the cuneate bases of its leaves.

Fruiting capsule

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2017-08-15

 Canterbury bells / Campanula medium: Fruiting capsule

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