Wildflower of the valley
Rounleaf Bellflower
Codonopsis rotundifolia
- How easy to find
- Easy to see — you will see it easily on the trail
- Flower size
- Small to medium
- Family
- Campanulaceae (Bellflower family)
- Local name
- Roundleaf Bellflower, Roundleaf Asiabell
- Type
- Vine
- Height
- medium,small
- Altitude
- 1800–3600 m
- Flower colour
- green
- Flowering
- July to August
About Rounleaf Bellflower
Codonopsis rotundifolia which is also called Rounleaf Bellflower is a perennial vine with hairless stem. Rotundifolia means round leaf flowers. Flowers are greenish white, wide-bell shaped and veined with purple. Sepals are elliptic and leaf-like, margins are toothed. Stalks of the Flowers goes up to 6 cm with hairs or hairless. Leaves are oval or broadly ovate or they can be a slight heart shaped. Bellflowers are found in Himalayas at an altitude of 1800-3600 meters
Where to find it
- In the middle of the valley
Habitat
Roundleaf Bellflower is found in the Himalayas at altitudes of 1800-3600 m.
What the name means
Codonopsis is Greek kodon (bell) + opsis (like); rotundifolia means "round-leaved".
Don't confuse it with
Cyananthus lobatus and C. microphyllus (sno 39, 150) have similar blue flowers but grow as prostrate mats rather than upright.
