| Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
| Genus species | Phyteuma orbiculare L. |
| Synonyms | Phyteuma austriacum Beck |
| Phyteuma cordifolium Vill. | |
| Phyteuma pancici Rohlena | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 400-2600m |
| Description | slightly hirsute, leaves narrowly lanceolate to cordate, dentate, petiolate, upper leaves more narrow, supporting bracts oval, flowers in spherical head |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | dark blue, bluish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C basal cuttings in spring |
| Territory |
Europe
Northern Europe (Great Britain ) Middle Europe (Austria , Belgium , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Hungary , Poland , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Greece , Italy , Romania , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Belarus , Baltic States , Northwest European Russia , Ukraine) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CAMPANULACEAE
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