Campanulastrum americanum
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Campanulastrum americanum (L.) Small |
American bellflower (Campanulastrum americanum) is a tall bellflower that grows mainly in the Great Plains and eastern coast of the United States. Its flowers are light blue to violet and usually form in elongated clusters. It is an unusual bellflower in that its flowers are usually flat and not bell-shaped. It has a varying life-history with seeds germinating in the fall producing annual plants and spring-germinating seeds producing biennual plants.