Campanula scabrella

Rough harebell

Family: Campanulaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 4.3

Rough harebell is a rare (CNPS 4.3) California native perennial found in the Klamath Ranges, Cascade Range Foothills, and Warner Mountains on bare talus slopes at elevations of 2,100 to 2,800 meters. Flowering from July to August, this plant produces powder blue flowers in delicate funnel-shaped blossoms about 7.5 to 10 millimeters long. Growing in dense tufts with stems less than 6 centimeters tall, it forms a compact, velvety cushion of vegetation. Its leaves are stiff and narrow, ranging to about 30 millimeters long, sessile and tapering toward the base. The delicate blue-styled flowers have ascending sepals and stamens with ciliate bases, creating a distinctive alpine miniature.

Habitat: Bare talus slopes

Bloom period: Jul-Aug

Elevation: 2100-2800 m

Bioregions: KR, CaRH, Wrn

California counties: Shasta, Siskiyou, Modoc, Trinity

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.