NameThatPlant.net: Palustricodon aparinoides var. grandiflorus

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Palustricodon aparinoides var. grandiflorus FAMILY Campanulaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Campanula aparinoides FAMILY Campanulaceae

COMMON NAME:
Largeflower Marsh-bellflower

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Palustricodon aparinoides var. grandiflorus FAMILY Campanulaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Campanula aparinoides FAMILY Campanulaceae

4025

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: bogs, fens, marshes, per Weakley's Flora

Native north of the Carolinas

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DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Leaves sessile

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White to very pale blue
Radially symmetrical
5-parted calyx
5-lobed broadly campanulate corolla
5 stamens
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

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