15 cm ruler for scale

Bellflower commonly found in grasslands and the edges of wood thickets. Violet flowers in racemes of 4-6 appear about the end of June. Flowers measured at 2 cm long and 2.5 cm diameter. Basal leaves disappear early. Stem leaves linear to filiform. Stem leaf highlighted above was 8 cm long and 2 mm wide. Plant glabrous.

Height listed in Budd's Flora to 50 cm. Plant in above photo was 52 cm tall.

The above photos were taken July 10th, meadow in the boreal forest, Duck Mountain, 300 km northeast of our home in Regina, SK.

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