Campanula patula in Genus Campanula

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Internal ID	UUID64402c4f77b42908399875
Scientific name	Campanula patula
Authority	L.
First published in	Sp. Pl. : 163 (1753)

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Campanula patula is cultivated primarily as an ornamental herbaceous plant. It is sold as potted bedding plants, as seed for wild‑flower mixtures, and occasionally as cut flowers for small arrangements. Commercial horticulture supplies it in both seed and plug form for landscaping, public gardens, pollinator‑friendly plantings, and meadow restoration projects. Seed mixes marketed for ecological enhancement and roadside beautification frequently list C. patula as a component because of its early‑summer bloom and self‑seeding habit. Nurseries also offer it for rock‑garden and container displays, emphasizing its compact growth and extended flowering period.

Properties relevant to use:
The species forms a basal rosette of leaves and erect stems 30–80 cm tall bearing pendulous, bell‑shaped blue‑violet corollas 1.5–2 cm long. Flowering occurs from June to August, often continuing into early autumn in cooler climates. It tolerates a range of well‑drained soils, including loamy and sandy substrates, and adapts to moderate moisture levels. Frost tolerance down to approximately −15 °C (USDA zone 5) extends its cultivation range to many temperate regions. Seeds mature in late summer, retain high germination rates when stored dry, and germinate readily without pre‑treatment, facilitating propagation. These morphological, phenological and physiological traits—showy flower colour, extended blooming period, moderate growth habit, and cold hardiness—make the plant suitable for ornamental display and for creating pollinator habitats.

Sustainability and sourcing:
Campanula patula is native to temperate Europe and western Asia and is listed as “Least Concern” in regional Red List assessments. It propagates readily from seed and is commonly cultivated under nursery conditions, reducing pressure on wild populations. When wild‑collected seed is used, sustainable harvest practices—limiting collection to no more than 10 % of a local population and avoiding disturbance of the root system—are recommended by horticultural conservation guidelines. International trade guidelines such as the IUCN/SSC Guidelines for the Use of Wild Plants in Horticulture advise the use of certified cultivated material where possible. Ex situ conservation efforts, including the Millennium Seed Bank, hold validated seed collections of C. patula, providing a reliable source for both conservation and commercial supply.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Neocodon patulus	(L.) Kolak. & Serdyuk.	Zametki Sist. Geogr. Rast. 40: 29 (1984)
Rapunculus patulus	Fourr.	Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon , n.s., 17: 111 (1869)
Campanula allionii subsp. monanthos	(Pant.) Nyman	Consp. Fl. Eur. Suppl. 2: 207. 1889 (1889)
Campanula patens	Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.	Fl. Ross. (Ledeb.) 2(2,7): 887. 1846 [Aug 1846]
Campanula patula var. albiflora	Syr.	Ill. Fl. Mosk. Gub. 3: 225. 1910
Campanula patula var. calycina	Willk.	Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 2: 294. 1868
Campanula patula var. calyciserrata	Beyer	Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 58: 119. 1917
Campanula patula var. decurrens	(L.) Schult.	Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 5: 103. 1819
Campanula patula var. flaccida	Wallr.	Sched. Crit. 85 1822
Campanula patula var. glauca	Kuntze	Taschen-Fl. Leipzig 128. 1867
Campanula patula var. grandiflora	A.DC.	Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 7: 480. 1839
Campanula patula var. hirsuta	Schur	Enum. Pl. Transsilv. 439. 1866
Campanula patula var. latifolia	A.DC.	Monogr. Campan. 329. 1830
Campanula patula var. macrocalyx	Kuntze	Taschen-Fl. Leipzig 128. 1867
Campanula patula var. parva	Merino	Fl. Galicia 2: 300. 1906
Campanula patula var. peterfii	(Soó ex Jáv.) Soó	Bot. Közlem. 23: 153 1926
Campanula patula subsp. peterfii	(Soó) Soó	Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 23(3-4): 391. 1978 [1977 publ. 1978]
Campanula patula var. platyphylla	Kuntze	Taschen-Fl. Leipzig 128. 1867
Campanula patula var. serratisepala	Murr	Deutsche Bot. Monatsschr. 20: 27. 1902
Campanula patula var. stricta	Opiz	Seznam 25. 1852
Campanula patula var. thyrsiflora	Kuntze	Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 10: 207. 1887
Campanula patula var. uniflora	Noulet	Fl. Bass. Sous-Pyrén. 410. 1837
Campanula patula var. pauciflora	A.DC.	Monogr. Campan. 329. 1830
Campanula patula subsp. costae	(Willk.) Fed.	Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 67(3): 281. 1973
Campanula patula subsp. vajdae	(Penzes) Fed.	Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 67(3): 281 1973
Campanula patula var. vajdae	(Pezes) Soó	Feddes Repert. 85(7-8): 437. 1974
Campanula bellidifolia	Lapeyr.	Hist. Pl. Pyrénées , Suppl.: 36 (1818)
Campanula flaccida	(Wallr.) Dalla Torre & Sarnth.	Fl. Tirol 6(2): 456 (1912)
Campanula pinifolia	Vuk.	Rad Jugoslav. Akad. Znan. 57: 92 (1881)

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	spreading bellflower
Spanish	campanula patens
Spanish	neocodon patulus
Spanish	rapunculus patulus
Spanish	neocodon abietinus
Spanish	campanillas silvestres
Spanish	campanillas
Belarusian	лянок
Belarusian	дрэма
Belarusian	гарлачыкі
Belarusian	званочкі
Belarusian	дзванкі
Belarusian	Званочак раскідзісты
Belarusian	калакольчыкі
Belarusian	званок
Belarusian	званкі лугавыя
Bulgarian	разперена камбанка
co	campanedda
co	campanella
Czech	zvonek rozkladitý
Welsh	clychlys ymledol
German	wiesenglockenblume
German	wiesen-glockenblume
Estonian	harilik kellukas
Persian	استکانی خوابیده
Finnish	harakankello
French	campanule étalée
French	campanule etalee
Upper Sorbian	Łučne zwónčki
Hungarian	terebélyes harangvirág
Icelandic	vallarklukka
Lithuanian	pievinis katilėlis
Norwegian Bokmål	engklokke
Dutch	weideklokje
Polish	dzwonek rozpierzchły
Russian	Колокольчик раскидистый
Slovak	zvonček konáristý
Slovenian	razprostrta zvončica
Serbian	звончић
Swedish	Ängsklocka
Ukrainian	Дзвоники розлогі ялицеві
Ukrainian	Дзвоники розлогі
Chinese	散生风铃草
Chinese	喇叭钟花

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Name	Authority	First published in
Campanula patula subsp. abietina	(Griseb. & Schenk) Simonk.	Enum. Fl. Transsilv. : 383 (1887)
Campanula patula subsp. alekovyi	Ančev	God. Sofiisk. Univ. Biol. Fak., 2, Bot. 85: 196 (1994)
Campanula patula subsp. costae	(Willk.) Nyman	Consp. Fl. Eur. 2: 482 (1879)
Campanula patula subsp. epigaea	(Janka ex Degen) Hayek	Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 30(2): 546 (1930)
Campanula patula subsp. jahorinae	(K.Malý) Greuter & Burdet	Willdenowia 11: 40 (1981)
Campanula patula subsp. patula		Unknown

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Start at 20°C; if no germination occurs within 3 months, cool seeds to 4°C for 1-2 months, then return to 20°C.

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Asia-temperate click to expand
- Siberia
  - Altay
  - Buryatiya
  - West Siberia

Europe click to expand
- Eastern Europe
  - Baltic States
  - Belarus
  - Central European Russia
  - East European Russia
  - Krym
  - North European Russia
  - Northwest European Russia
  - South European Russia
  - Ukraine
- Middle Europe
  - Austria
  - Belgium
  - Czechoslovakia
  - Germany
  - Hungary
  - Netherlands
  - Poland
  - Switzerland
- Northern Europe
  - Denmark
  - Finland
  - Great Britain
  - Norway
  - Sweden
- Southeastern Europe
  - Albania
  - Bulgaria
  - Greece
  - Italy
  - Romania
  - Turkey-in-Europe
  - Yugoslavia
- Southwestern Europe
  - France
  - Sardegna
  - Spain

Northern America click to expand
- Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut
  - New Hampshire
  - New York

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000828061
USDA Plants	CAPA44
INPN	87690
Flora of Italy	5291
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:140798-1
The Plant List	kew-365444
Open Tree Of Life	732884
Observations.org	2388
NCBI Taxonomy	440359
NBN Atlas	NBNSYS0000004289
Nature Serve	2.146048
IPNI	140798-1
iNaturalist	159763
GBIF	5410564
Freebase	/m/02vv37w
EPPO	CMPPA
EOL	577759
Elurikkus	3335
USDA GRIN	315607
Wikipedia	Campanula_patula
Plantarium	7966

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Scientific Literature Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(+)-Ursolic Acid	64945	Click to see	456.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00565067
(1S,2R,4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aS,10S,12aR,14bR)-10-hydroxy-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-4a-carboxylic acid	38735514	Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1C)C)C(=O)O	456.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00565067
(4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-Octamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl) acetate	345510	Click to see	468.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00565067
[(3R,4aR,6aR,6bS,8aS,12aS,14aR,14bR)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-octamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl] acetate	162928477	Click to see	468.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00565067
[(3S,4aR,6aR,6aR,6bR,8aR,12R,12aS,14aR,14bR)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,12,14b-heptamethyl-11-methylidene-1,2,3,4a,5,6,6a,7,8,9,10,12,12a,13,14,14a-hexadecahydropicen-3-yl] acetate	13889360	Click to see	468.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00580096
Beta-Amyrin	73145	Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C)C	426.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00565067
Taraxasterol, acetate	344468	Click to see	468.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00580096
Urs-12-en-28-oic acid, 3-hydroxy-, (3beta)-	220774	Click to see	456.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00565067
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-7-O-glycosides
[(2S,3S,4S,5S,6R)-6-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-hydroxy-4-oxochromen-7-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl acetate	162881844	Click to see	490.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00566353
[6-[2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-5-hydroxy-4-oxochromen-7-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl acetate	13845966	Click to see	490.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00566353
7-[(2S,3R,4R,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-hydroxychromen-4-one	163022803	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)OC4C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O	418.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00563901
7-[3,4-Dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-hydroxychromen-4-one	163022802	Click to see	418.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00563901
Diosmin	5281613	Click to see	608.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01134637
luteolin 7-O-6''-acetylglucoside	21721976	Click to see	490.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00566353

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Campanula patula

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Details Top

Ethnobotanical Use Top

General Uses Top

Synonyms Top

Common names Top

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

Subvarieties (abbr. subvar.) Top

Forms (abbr. f.) Top

Germination/Propagation Top

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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