Nettle-leaved Bellflower
Nettle-leaved Bellflower, rough
grassland, Lancaster
Hairs on petals, 3-stigmas,
shrivelled stamens
Hairy, pointed, sepal teeth
Angled stem, triangular stalked leaf
Campanula trachelium
Campanulaceae
Bat-in-the-Belfry
June to September
Native plants are found in the Midlands, the South, East
Anglia and the Southeast.
Naturalised escapes are thinly scattered in the far
Southwest and the North
See the BSBI distribution map for Nettle-leaved Bellflower
It grows in woodland, scrubby grassland and hedge banks.
Nettle-leaved Bellflower is a native, softly hairy, perennial
herb, growing up to 80cm.
Flowers are on a short spike, light-blue, up to 3.5cm and
hairy, including the petals.
It is protandrous and there are 3 stigmas and hairy,
pointed sepal teeth.
Leaves are triangular and stalked.
Stems are angled.
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Nettle-leaved Bellflower, rough
grassland, Lancaster
Hairs on petals, 3-stigmas,
shrivelled stamens
Hairy, pointed, sepal teeth
Angled stem, triangular stalked leaf
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