Phyteuma scheuchzeri
Appearance
Phyteuma scheuchzeri | |
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Inflorescence of Phyteuma scheuchzeri | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Campanulaceae |
Genus: | Phyteuma |
Species: | P. scheuchzeri
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Binomial name | |
Phyteuma scheuchzeri | |
Synonyms | |
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Phyteuma scheuchzeri, the Oxford rampion[1] or horned rampion, is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae.[2][3]
Subspecies
[edit]- Phyteuma scheuchzeri columnae
- Phyteuma scheuchzeri scheuchzeri
Description
[edit]Phyteuma scheuchzeri can reach a height of 300–450 millimetres (12–18 in). This plant form tufts of narrow, light bluish green leaves with tall stems holding little head-shaped inflorescence of deep-blue flowers. The bracts are lanceolate to linear and longer than the clusters.[4]
Distribution
[edit]This species can be found in Southern Alps and in Northern Appennini, in Great Britain, Switzerland, France, Italy and former Yugoslavia.[5]
Habitat
[edit]This species grows mostly in crevices on limestone and silicate rocks at altitudes of up to 3600 meters.
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Illustration from Atlas der Alpenflora (1882), A. Hartinger
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Phyteuma scheuchzeri
References
[edit]- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ Catalogue of life
- ^ The Plant List
- ^ Perannials
- ^ WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families