Campanulaceae . . . . . Bellflower family

Choose the most similar flower type:

Also: Venus's looking glass (Legousia) a decreasing plant of arable fields esp. on chalk in the S & E of Br

Campanula . . . . . Bellflowers

Click on the nearest species: (note that there are several other introduced similar spp.)

Trailing or sprawling plants:

Taller plants

Campanula garganica, . . . . . Adriatic Bellflower

Fls lobed >1/2 way to base; smaller fls than C. poschkarskyana with fls <20 mm across usu. with white base to petals; garden escape especially from C En to S Sc (Photos P. Kirby)

Campanula glomerata, . . . . . Clustered Bellflower

Especially on chalk or seaside dunes, commonest in SC En but extending to Yorkshire and coastal dunes in E Sc

Campanula lactiflora, . . . . . . Milky Bellflower

Very local, mostly in Sc and N En, sepals toothed

Campanula latifolia, . . . . . Giant Bellflower

Reasonably frequent in damp areas in C and E En and Sc; v local in the S, W Wa and Ire; blunt angled stems with soft hairs and lvs taper to stem

Campanula persicifolia, . . . . Peach-leaved Bellflower

Scattered throughout Br, widespread around London, decreasing to the N

Campanula portenschlagiana . . . . . Adria Bellflower

Less common than above, also on walls CI, SW Br, S Ire; Funnel-shaped flowers (diameter at apex '<'tube length), lobed <1/2 way to base, and nearly hairless stems

Campanula poscharskyana . . . . . Trailing Bellflower

Fls lobed >1/2 way to base, larger (>20mm) than C. garganica; A common garden escape on walls, etc., commonest in the CI & S & C En, scattered elsewhere

Campanula rapunculoides . . . . . Creeping Bellflower

Hairy stems with narrow sepals, to 80cm; naturalised in rough ground scattered across BI, rather invasive

Campanula rotundifolia . . . . . Harebell

Common on grassland and heaths over Br (Exc. SW) and in W Ireland

Lowest leaf:

Campanula trachelium . . . . . Nettle-leaved Bellflower

Mostly in S & C Br, rather local elsewhere; basal lvs cordate, stem lvs narrow abruptly into stalks and stems harsh hairs with 4 sharp angles

A number of other spp. occur - mostly as garden escapes

Jasione . . . . . Sheepsbit

Jasione montana, . . . . .Sheepsbit

Common on cliffs in CI, Wa, SW Sc and SE Ire, rather scattered elsewhere

Similar spp. : Phyteuma orbiculare; but see also Succisa pratensis
Phyteuma

Succisa

Lobelia . . . . . Lobelia

Lobelia dortmanna, . . . . . Water Lobelia

A water plant that generally grows submerged in shallow fresh water; flat lvs with 2 tubes (pic 2); frequent in N & W Sc, NW Wa, the Lake district and W Ire