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Campanula americana, the American or tall bellflower, is a native North American wildflower with light blue to purple summer bells, usually grown in partial shade and rich, moist soil. It is sometimes annual and sometimes biennial depending on when it germinates.
Campanula americana, the American bellflower, or tall bellflower, is an herbaceous wildflower and a member of the Campanulaceae family. Common binomial synonyms are Campanulastrum americana and Campanulastrum americanum. American bellflowers are native to the Eastern United States and Canada, often found growing along stream banks and woods. They bloom in the summer months with light blue to purple flowers. American bellflowers can be annual or biennial plants, depending on the season of germination.
American bellflowers are popular for decorative landscaping purposes, and thrive in mass groupings. American bellflowers grow within Zones 4–8 of the USDA Hardiness Zone.
Native American groups have used different parts of the American Bellflower for respiratory cures. Specifically, the Haudenosaunee group treated whooping cough with a root infusion. The Meskwaki treated coughing and tuberculosis with the leaves.
American bellflowers are native to the Eastern United States, with their habitat clustered latitudinally along the Mississippi. American bellflowers grow from the Great Lakes region in southern Ontario south to Florida and from the Dakotas east to New York. The species is found in the US states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin and West Virginia.
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