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Phyteuma orbiculare L.

Round-Headed Rampion

Campanulaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Campanulaceae (Lobelia family)
Genus: Phyteuma (Rampion)

Synonyms

Phyteuma orbiculare
Phyteuma austriacum
Phyteuma cordifolium
Phyteuma ellipticifolium
Phyteuma fistulosum
Phyteuma hispanicum
Phyteuma lanceolatum
Phyteuma montanum
Phyteuma orbiculare subsp. anglicum
Phyteuma orbiculare subsp. flexuosum
Phyteuma orbiculare subsp. ibericum
Phyteuma orbiculare subsp. montanum
Phyteuma tenerum subsp. anglicum

Related species

Phyteuma betonicifolium Vill. - Betony-Leaved Rampion
Phyteuma spicatum L. - Spiked Rampion
Phyteuma nigrum F. W. Schmidt - Black Rampion
Phyteuma ovatum Honck. - Dark Rampion
Phyteuma orbiculare L. - Round-Headed Rampion
Phyteuma tenerum Rich. Schulz
Phyteuma hemisphaericum L. - Grass Leafed Rampion

Traits


    10–50 cm tall. inflorescence: capitate, spherical to short-ovoid. involucral bracts: at least as long as the capitula. flowers: sessile, dark-blue to violet. corolla: bent. petals: lobes initially fused, subsequently incised almost down to the base. corolla-lobes: li...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Phyteuma orbiculare

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Phyteuma orbiculare

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Phyteuma orbiculare

Phyteuma orbiculare

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • bogs, sedge-lands, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths

  • in nutrient-poor, alkaline habitats

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