Campanula retrorsa, Bellflower, Backwards harebell
פעמונית משוננת
 
Scientific name:  Campanula retrorsa Labill.
Common name:  Bellflower, Backwards harebell
Hebrew name:  פעמונית משוננת
Family:  Campanulaceae, פעמוניתיים

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Date Picture Taken: April 15, 2008

 
Life form:  Annual
Leaves:  Alternate
Flowers:  Purple
Flowering Period:   March, April, May
Habitat:  Humid habitats
Distribution:  Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands
Chorotype:  Mediterranean
Summer shedding:  Ephemeral

Campanula retrorsa, Bellflower, פעמונית משוננת
Date Picture Taken: April 15, 2008


Derivation of the botanical name:
Campanula, campana campan, "bell" (church); Campanula (bell) shaped.
retrorsa, retro, "backwards"; retrorsus means turned backwards.
  • The standard author abbreviation Labill. is used to indicate Jacques Labillardière (1755–1834),a French naturalist noted for his descriptions of the flora of Australia.

Campanula retrorsa, Bellflower, פעמונית משוננת
Date Picture Taken: May 13, 2009