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The genus Campanula comprises approximately 300 species distributed across the Northern Hemisphere (Cook 1951), many of these in mountainous areas. The genus generally inhabits meadow and subalpine regions, many species requiring full sun for optimal development. All species are herbaceous, and the name refers to the blue, bell-shaped flowers of the majority of the species. They are perennials, biannuals, or annuals. The growth pattern is characterized by a distinct vegetative phase, often with development of rosettes, and a generative phase, induced by long photoperiods, vernalization, or both, where the rosettes develop into multi- or single-flowering inflorescences. Usually, a flowering shoot dies after seed maturation. In biannual and annual species each seedling usually forms one rosette. The perennial species develop sideshoots or more or less underground runners each of which becomes a rosette during the following growth season.
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Brandt, K. (1997). Micropropagation of Campanula . In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) High-Tech and Micropropagation VI. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 40. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03354-8_5
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