PLANTS Profile for Campanulastrum americanum (American bellflower)

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Campanulastrum americanum (L.) Small
American bellflower

Symbol:

CAAM18

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Campanulaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Campanulastrum americanum (L.) Small

Campanula americana

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Campanulastrum americanum (L.) Small

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Synonyms:
Campanulastrum americanum (L.) Small

	CAAM6	Campanula americana L.
	CAAMI	Campanula americana L. var. illinoensis (Fresen.) Farw.

Distribution:
Campanulastrum americanum (L.) Small


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USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, VA, WI, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Campanulastrum americanum (L.) Small

View 27 genera in Campanulaceae, 1 species in Campanulastrum

Classification:
Campanulastrum americanum (L.) Small

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Campanulales
Family	Campanulaceae – Bellflower family
Genus	Campanulastrum Small – bellflower
Species	Campanulastrum americanum (L.) Small – American bellflower

Wetland Indicator Status:
Campanulastrum americanum (L.) Small

Campanula americana:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Campanulastrum americanum (L.) Small

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 501172.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 09/25/2008 01:20 AM MDT