- Source: Phyteuma scheuchzeri
Phyteuma scheuchzeri, the Oxford rampion or horned rampion, is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae.
Subspecies
Phyteuma scheuchzeri columnae
Phyteuma scheuchzeri scheuchzeri
Description
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.
Distribution
This species can be found in Southern Alps and in Northern Appennini, in Great Britain, Switzerland, France, Italy and former Yugoslavia.
Habitat
This species grows mostly in crevices on limestone and silicate rocks at altitudes of up to 3600 meters.
References
External links
Perennials
Dave’s Darden
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Phyteuma scheuchzeri
- Phyteuma
- List of superrosids of Great Britain and Ireland
- Life zones of central Europe
