Israel flowers: Rampion bellflower

Campanula rapunculus, Rampion bellflower,
Hebrew: פעמונית קיפחת, Arabic: ورد الجرس

Scientific name:   Campanula rapunculus L.
Common name:   Rampion bellflower
Hebrew name:   פעמונית קיפחת
Arabic name:   ورد الجرس
Plany Family:   Campanulaceae, פעמוניתיים


Life form:   Hemicryptophyte
Stems:   40–80 cm tall; erect, lightly hairy, branched on the top
Leaves:   Alternate
Flowers:   Hermaphrodite; racemose inflorescence; purple
Fruits / pods:   Capsule, dehiscent; seeds numerous, ellipsoid, smooth
Flowering Period:   April, May, June
Habitat:   Batha, Phrygana
Distribution:   Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon
Chorotype:   Euro-Siberian – Med – Irano-Turanian
Summer shedding:   Ephemeral


Derivation of the botanical name:

Campanula, campana campan, “bell” (church); Campanula (bell) shaped, referring to the corolla shape.

rapunculus, rapa, rapum, a turnip.
The Hebrew name: pa’amonit, פעמונית, from pa’amon, פעמון, bell. The flowers look like bells.

  • The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.