Family |
Campanulaceae
Campanula rapunculus subsp. lambertiana
(A.DC.) Rech.f.
Campanula rapunculus subsp. lambertiana (A.DC.) Rech.f.
syn. Campanula rapunculus var. lambertiana Boiss.
(Nouvelle Flore du Liban et de la Syrie, vol. 3, p. 358; 1983)
Description
Life-form & habit: Biennial, glabrous or with sparse hair, with a fusiform root.
Leaves: Basal leaves obovate, 40–80 × 10–20 mm, attenuate at base, slightly petiolate; cauline leaves sessile, linear-lanceolate, acute.
Inflorescence & flowers: Spiciform racemes of subsessile or pedicellate flowers.
Calyx: Lobes denticulate and glandular.
Corolla: Funnel-shaped, divided to one-third, 15–20 mm long, style approximately equal to the tube.
Fruit: Capsule dehiscent by lateral pores.
Flowering and habitat
Phenology: Flowers from April to May.
Habitat & elevation: Wooded or bushy places, rocky areas.
Lebanese & Syrian status: No specimens of var. lambertiana were identified among the studied Lebanese or Syrian collections; all belonged to var. spiciformis.
Distribution
Native range: Bulgaria, Iran, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Palestine, Transcaucasus, Türkey, Türkey-in-Europe. (KEW, GBIF)