Campanula rapunculus
Ecology
A perennial herb found naturalised in rough grassland and on roadsides, railway banks and in quarries. It also occurs as a relic of cultivation. Reproduction is from seed and rhizome fragments. Lowland.
Status
Trends
C. rapunculus was once frequently grown in gardens in our area for ornament and its edible roots. It was recorded from the wild as early as 1597, but fell out of favour as a vegetable around 1700 and has consequently declined seriously. It is now rarely encountered, either in cultivation or in the wild.
World Distribution
C. rapunculus is a variable species with a European Southern-temperate distribution; it is naturalised in Europe north of its native range.
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Broad Habitats
Light (Ellenberg): 7
Moisture (Ellenberg): 3
Reaction (Ellenberg): 7
Nitrogen (Ellenberg): 4
Salt Tolerance (Ellenberg): 0
January Mean Temperature (Celsius): 3.5
July Mean Temperature (Celsius): 15.8
Annual Precipitation (mm): 719
Height (cm): 80
Perennation - primary
Perennation - secondary
Life Form - primary
Woodiness
Clonality - primary
Count of 10km squares in Great Britain: 109
Count of 10km squares in Ireland: 0
Count of 10km squares in the Channel Isles: 0
Atlas Change Index: -2.16
JNCC Designations
Atlas text references
Atlas (257c)
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1992. Vergleichende Chorologie der zentraleuropäischen Flora. Volume 3. 2 vols.