Campanula rapunculus

FamilyGenus: Campanulanative in Germany

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About this species

Campanula rapunculus is an archaeophyte herbaceous perennial of dry, sunny places in Great Britain. It flowers from June to August, typically reaches about 60 cm in height, and thrives in warm, low-disturbance conditions.

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Ecological significance

The flowers offer nectar and pollen, providing forage for bees and other pollinating insects.

Annual cycle

Flowering takes place from June to August, with bell-shaped blooms opening in succession. Seeds ripen in late summer and are dispersed by wind.

Standort & Merkmale

Light

Sonne

Moisture

Trocken

Soil

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Flowering period

Jun – Aug

Bioregion

Continental

Nectar value

Pollen value

Growth form

Krautige Pflanze

Woodiness

Nicht verholzt

Leaf type

Breitblättrig

Plant height

0.596 m

Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)

Pflege & Anbau

Grow Campanula rapunculus in full sun and well-drained, dry soil. It tolerates neutral to mildly acid conditions and requires minimal disturbance once established. Being mycorrhizal, it benefits from undisturbed ground with moderate fertility. Flowering occurs from early summer; little supplementary watering is needed.

Scientific profile

Campanula rapunculus is a herbaceous plant of the bellflower family, Campanulaceae, recorded as an archaeophyte in Great Britain. It typically reaches around 60 centimetres in height and bears broad leaves and upright stems topped with a spike of bell-shaped blossoms from June until August. The species favours full sun and dry, neutral to slightly acid soils, occurring in habitats that experience only light disturbance. The tiny seeds, with a mass of approximately 0.03 milligrams, are wind-dispersed. Roots form arbuscular mycorrhizal associations, which support nutrient uptake in moderately fertile conditions.

Pollinators & visitors

18 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze

Bombus pascuorumBombus lapidariusBombus sylvestrisAndrena clarkellaPolyommatus icarusAndrena pandelleiChelostoma rapunculiChrysotoxum bicinctumLasioglossum costulatumCeratina cyaneaSphaerophoria scriptaBombus terrestrisEucera clypeataSeladonia tumulorumLasioglossum subhirtumChelostoma campanularumEpisyrphus balteatusPipizella zeneggenensis

Other flower visitors

2 other species visit the flowers

Synema globosumChelostoma.distinctum

Sources & data origin

•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)

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•FloraWeb / BfN

•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)

•EuPPollNet — Kuppler et al. (2025), DOI: 10.1111/geb.70000 (CC BY 4.0)

•Database of Pollinator Interactions (DoPI) — Pocock et al. (2022), DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3801 (CC BY)

•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)

•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)

•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)

•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)

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