| Phyteuma scheuchzeri | |
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| Inflorescence of Phyteuma scheuchzeri | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Genus: | Phyteuma |
| Species: | P. scheuchzeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyteuma scheuchzeri | |
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Phyteuma scheuchzeri, the Oxford rampion1 or horned rampion, is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae.23
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.4
Distribution
This species can be found in Southern Alps and in Northern Appennini, in Great Britain, Switzerland, France, Italy and former Yugoslavia.5
Habitat
This species grows mostly in crevices on limestone and silicate rocks at altitudes of up to 3600 meters.
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Illustration from Atlas der Alpenflora (1882), A. Hartinger -
Phyteuma scheuchzeri
References
References
- BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- Catalogue of life
- The Plant List
- Perannials
- WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families