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western harebell
Campanula petiolata
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Common HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Alaskan bellflowerCampanula alaskana
Parry's northern harebellCampanula parryi
Giesecke's harebellCampanula giesekiana
Mountain HarebellCampanula lasiocarpa
Creeping BellflowerCampanula rapunculoides
Peach-leaved BellflowerCampanula persicifolia
intermediate bellflowerCampanula intercedens
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 6,537 |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 5,922 |
| Wyoming | 1,634 |
| New Mexico | 1,163 |
| Manitoba | 751 |
| South Dakota | 588 |
| Canada | 466 |
| Texas | 350 |
| Idaho | 298 |
| North Dakota | 210 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales |
| Family | bellflower family · Campanulaceae |
| Genus | bellflowers · Campanula |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise western harebell with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.