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Campanula rotundifolia L.

harebell (Campanulaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
Very widespreadNegligible tendencyNE
Plant Atlas 2020
BSBI Distribution Map

Campanula rotundifolia exists in the British Isles as two subspecies; the tetraploid C. rotundi­folia subsp. rotundi­folia has narrow, pointed stem-leaves and several smallish flowers per stem.

Creuse (23), France; 2009-07-09

 harebell / Campanula rotundifolia: _Campanula rotundifolia_ exists in the British Isles as two subspecies; the tetraploid _C. rotundi­folia_ subsp. _rotundi­folia_ has narrow, pointed stem-leaves and several smallish flowers per stem.

Campanula rotundifolia subsp. montana is a hexaploid upland race, with broader, less pointed stem-leaves and fewer, larger flowers than the lowland race.

Ben Nevis (VC97: West Inverness); 2018-08-20

 harebell / Campanula rotundifolia: _Campanula rotundifolia_ subsp. _montana_ is a hexaploid upland race, with broader, less pointed stem-leaves and fewer, larger flowers than the lowland race.

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