Campanula giesekiana

Campanula giesekiana, Ilulissat, Greenland

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Campanulaceae
Subfamilia: Campanuloideae
Genus: Campanula
Species: Campanula giesekiana

Name

Campanula giesekiana Vest ex Schult. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 5: 89 (1819).

• Etymology: named in honour of Charles Lewis Giesecke (1761–1833), therefore often spelled Campanula gieseckiana. See IPNI.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Campanula uniflora var. giesekiana (Vest ex Schult.) A.DC., Monogr. Campan.: 339 (1830).
  • Campanula rotundifolia var. giesekiana (Vest ex Schult.) Simmons, Ark. Bot. 6(17): 20 (1907).
  • Campanula rotundifolia subsp. giesekiana (Vest ex Schult.) Witasek, Bot. Not. 1908: 31 (1908).
• Heterotypic
  • Campanula dubia A.DC., Monogr. Campan.: 286 (1830).
    • Campanula rotundifolia var. dubia (A.DC.) J.K.Henry, Fl. S. Brit. Columbia: 283 (1915).
    • Campanula rotundifolia f. dubia (A.DC.) Farw., Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 3: 105 (1924).
  • Campanula pratensis A.DC., Monogr. Campan.: 287 (1830).
  • Campanula pratensis var. angustifolia A.DC., Monogr. Campan.: 287 (1830).
  • Campanula rotundifolia var. arctica Lange in G.C.Oeder & al. (eds.), Fl. Dan. 46: t. 2711 (1867).
    • Campanula arctica (Lange) Hruby, Magyar Bot. Lapok 29: 183 (1930).
    • Campanula giesekiana var. arctica (Lange) Böcher.
  • Campanula rotundifolia var. uniflora Lange, Meddel. Grønland 3: 93 (1880).
  • Campanula groenlandica Berlin, Öfvers. Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Förh. 41(7): 50 (1884).
    • Campanula giesekiana subsp. groenlandica (Berlin) Böcher, Biol. Skr. 11(4): 63 (1960).
    • Campanula rotundifolia subsp. groenlandica (Berlin) Á.Löve & D.Löve, Univ. Colorado Stud., Ser. Biol. 24: 52 (1966).
  • Campanula rotundifolia f. pygmaea Hartz, Meddel. Grønland 18: 338 (1895).
  • Campanula rotundifolia f. albiflora Abrom., Biblioth. Bot. 42B: 63 (1899), nom. illeg.
  • Campanula rotundifolia f. lapponica Witasek, Meddeland. Soc. Fauna Fl. Fenn. 29: 204 (1904).
    • Campanula rotundifolia var. lapponica (Witasek) Simmons, Ark. Bot. 6(17): 21 (1907).
    • Campanula lapponica (Witasek) C.Regel, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 82(1): 87 (1935).
    • Campanula arctica var. typica Gleason, Magyar Bot. Lapok 29: 184 (1930), nom. inval.
  • Campanula arctica f. simplex Hruby, Magyar Bot. Lapok 29: 186 (1930).
  • Campanula arctolinifolia Hruby, Magyar Bot. Lapok 29: 231 (1930).
  • Campanula rotundifolia f. laciniata J.Rousseau & Raymond, Naturaliste Canad. 78: 84 (1952).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Finland, Føroyar, Iceland, Norway, Svalbard, Sweden. Regional: Eastern Europe North European Russia. Continental: Northern America Regional: Subarctic America Greenland, Nunavut. Regional: Eastern Canada Labrador, Newfoundland, Ontario, Québec. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Roemer, J.J. & Schultes, J.A. 1819. Caroli a Linné equitis Systema Vegetabilium secundum classes ordines genera species. Cum characteribus, differentiis et synonymiis. Editio nova, speciebus inde ab editione XV. detectis aucta et locupletata. Vol. 5. VIII+LII+632 pp., corr. Sumtibus J. G. Cottae, Stuttgardtiae [Stuttgart]. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Campanula giesekiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Sep 9. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Campanula giesekiana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 9 Sep 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Campanula giesekiana. Published online. Accessed: 9 Sep 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Campanula giesekiana. Accessed: 9 Sep 2025. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Giesecke's Harebell

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