Campanula shetleri is a rare species of bellflower known by the common name Castle Crags bellflower. The plant is named for Castle Crags, a mountain formation in its limited native range, within the Shasta-Trinity National Forest.[2][3]
It is endemic to California, where it is known from fewer than ten occurrences in the southern reaches of the Cascade Range near the border between Siskiyou and Shasta Counties.
Campanula shetleri is a plant of the temperate coniferous forests of the range. This is a small, clumpy perennial herb growing from a woody rhizome. It produces a patch of hairy leaves not more than 5 centimeters high, each leaf leathery in texture with approximately two large pointed teeth on each edge.
The flower is about a centimeter long, white to pale blue with corolla lobes curled back and a protruding style.
The fruit is a ribbed, cup-shaped capsule containing tiny seeds each about millimeter wide.
Campanula shetleri is a rare species of bellflower known by the common name Castle Crags bellflower. The plant is named for Castle Crags, a mountain formation in its limited native range, within the Shasta-Trinity National Forest.
It is endemic to California, where it is known from fewer than ten occurrences in the southern reaches of the Cascade Range near the border between Siskiyou and Shasta Counties.
Campanula shetleri es una especie de planta herbácea de la familia de las campanuláceas. Es endémica de California, en donde se conoce con menos de diez apariciones en el extremo sur de la Cordillera de las Cascadas, cerca de la frontera entre Siskiyou y el condado de Shasta.
Es una planta de los bosques templados de coníferas de la zona. Esta es una pequeña hierba, perennifolia que crece a partir de un rizoma leñoso. Tiene hojas velludas, de no más de 5 centímetros de altura, cada una de textura de cuero con dos grandes dientes puntiagudos en cada lado. La flor es de un centímetro de largo, de color azul, blanco a amarillo pálido, con lóbulos de la corola curvado hacia atrás y uno que sobresale el estilo . El fruto es una cápsula acanalada, en forma de copa que contiene pequeñas semillas cada una de un ancho aproximadamente de un milímetro.
Campanula shetleri fue descrita por Lawrence Ray Heckard y publicado en Madroño 20(4): 231–235, f. 1. 1970.[1][2][3]
Campanula shetleri es una especie de planta herbácea de la familia de las campanuláceas. Es endémica de California, en donde se conoce con menos de diez apariciones en el extremo sur de la Cordillera de las Cascadas, cerca de la frontera entre Siskiyou y el condado de Shasta.
Campanula shetleri là loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Hoa chuông. Loài này được Heckard mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1970.[1]
Campanula shetleri là loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Hoa chuông. Loài này được Heckard mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1970.
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