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Title: Real identity of "Campanula rigidipila" of gardens?
Post by: arisaema on April 30, 2010, 10:10:42 AM

What's the correct name for the (quite nice) plant making its rounds as "Campanula rigidipila"? The real C. rigidipila is an Ethiopian native, and looks nothing (http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.AP.SPECIMEN.P00558681&pgs=) like the plant I grow in my garden.

Title: Re: Real identity of "Campanula rigidipila" of gardens?
Post by: Great Moravian on April 30, 2010, 10:49:56 AM

Quote from: arisaema on April 30, 2010, 10:10:42 AM

What's the correct name for the (quite nice) plant making its rounds as "Campanula rigidipila"? The real C. rigidipila is an Ethiopian native, and looks nothing (http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.AP.SPECIMEN.P00558681&pgs=) like the plant I grow in my garden.

Campanula sarmatica or a closely related taxon. Occurs in Caucasus.

Title: Re: Real identity of "Campanula rigidipila" of gardens?
Post by: arisaema on April 30, 2010, 11:15:41 AM

Thank you, that looks like a perfect match! I see that C. sarmentosa and C. rigidipila are synonyms, so the mix-up with C. sarmatica does make some sense.