Wildflower of the valley
Pale Bellflower
Campanula pallida
- How easy to find
- Rare — you will see it only in some places
- Flower size
- Small
- Family
- Campanulaceae (Bellflower family)
- Type
- Herb
- Height
- 20–60 cm
- Flower colour
- Purple
- Flowering
- June to October
About Pale Bellflower
Campanula pallida is an erect much branched hairy herb of 20 to 60 cm height. Leaves are alternate and ovate-lanceolate, acute at apex, narrowed at base, sessile and distantly serrate, rarely entire along margins and softly hairy. Flowers are purple or lilac, solitary or occasionally in panicled racemes. Stigma is club shaped and triangular. The specific name Pallida means pale and refers to Pale purple flowers in this species.
Where to find it
- Along the trail from Govindghat to Ghangaria
- Near the entrance of the valley
- Around Hemkund Sahib
Habitat
In open places and rocky slopes
What the name means
Campanula: Latin "little bell"; pallida means "pale".
