Participant Info

Species

Campanula uniflora [Melanocalyx uniflora]

Family

Campanulaceae

CommonName

Arctic bellflower, Arctic harebell

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1972

LatestDate

2018

Ecosystem

montane, subalpine, tundra

Geobotanical

SSanjuans, NCristos

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Hinsdale, Mineral, Saguache, San Juan

Passes

Stony

WildlifePreserves

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES Mary E. McDonald Conejos Co, confluence of Los Pinos and Cumbres creeks 26 Aug 2018

Comments

For Arctic bellflower there are only a few Watershed locations, less than seven: West Spanish Peak in Costilla Co (Rydberg, 1900); Zapata Falls and above Crestone in the North Cristos; around the headwaters of the Rio Grande and along Park Creek in the south San Juans. The USA range of Campanula uniflora follows the Central and Southern Rockies, and these Watershed locations (along with one specimen from Taos Co in New Mexico) mark its southern limit. Plant height, length of sepals, and length of anthers are all shorter in C. uniflora compared to C. parryi. Note that some authorities (e.g., Plants of the World Online, BONAP) name this plant Melanocalyx uniflora (a name change proposed by Nancy Morin, 2020).

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