3-17 Campanulaceae, bellflower family

Marian C. Munro; Ruth E. Newell; Nicholas M. Hill

Authors

Marian C. Munro Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax, NS
Ruth E. Newell E. C. Smith Herbarium, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Nicholas M. Hill Fernhill Institute, Kentville, Nova Scotia; Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Keywords:

Magnoliophyte, bellflower family, dicots, Lobelia, Campanula, hare-bell, harebell, Indian tobacco, bellflowe

Abstract

A larger family, with 2000 species worldwide. They may be woody or herbaceous, but all have simple, opposite leaves. The flowers are generally sympetalous and perfect. Corollas are regular or irregular, bearing the stamens at the base that may be attached to a nectary disk. Stamen number is equal to the corolla lobes and they alternate with the lobes and sometimes form a tube around the style. Fruit a capsule, contains many seeds. Photographs taken by Sean Blaney, Martin Thomas, Jamie Ellison and Marian Munro.

Author Biographies

Marian C. Munro, Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax, NS

Curator of Botany (NSPM)

Ruth E. Newell, E. C. Smith Herbarium, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Curator of the E. C. Smith Herbarium (ACAD)

Nicholas M. Hill, Fernhill Institute, Kentville, Nova Scotia; Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Director; Adjunct Professor