Campanula trachelium
Nettle-leaved bellflower, Throatwort
Campanula gantelèe
Campanula is from Latin meaning "small bell". It is native to Denmark and England,now found southward through much of Europe into Africa.
The alternate name throatwort is derived from an old belief that C. trachelium is a cure for sore throat, and the species name trachelium refers to this old belief.
It is a perennial plant with one or more unbranched, often reddish, square-edged stems that are roughly hairy.
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Flora Batava, Christiaan Sepp illustration, 1849 |
Leaf. Lacoste.11.02.14
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