Wilkins' Bellflower, Campanula wilkinsiana

 

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family- Campanulaceae, Bellflower location- Upper Squaw Valley Meadow, Mount Shasta, CA elevation- 8300 ft date- 9/06/03

other names- Wilkin's Harebell habitat- montane and subalpine wet meadows and streambanks range- very few isolated populations in Northern California Klamath and Cascade mountains to Southern Oregon description- sessile basal fleshy coarsely toothed lanceolate leaves surround an erect stem with one to few showy bluish-purple flowers, 4 to 5 recurved petals, split style with 3 recurved lobes etymology- Campan: from the Latin, bell (church), Wilkin's: after Laura Wilkins of the 1898 Merriam expedition to Mount Shasta, who first collected this plant applications- this plant is very rare and should not be collected for herbal or medicinal use.

CAUTION:
Consult an expert before using this or any other wild plant for herbal applications.

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