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IVY-LEAVED BELLFLOWER Wahlenbergia hederacea (Campanulaceae) Creeping. Charming and delicate, hairless perennial with trailing stems. Grows on damp, shady ground on moors and heaths, typically on acid soils. FLOWERS are 5-10mm long, the corolla pale blue and narrowly bell-shaped with flared, triangular lobes at the mouth; borne on long, slender stalks (Jul-Aug). FRUITS are dry capsules. LEAVES are 5-10mm across, pale green and rounded to kidney-shaped with lobes, sometimes like tiny ivy leaves; on slender stalks. STATUS-Locally common in SW England and Wales.
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IVY-LEAVED BELLFLOWER Wahlenbergia hederacea (Campanulaceae) Creeping. Charming and delicate, hairless perennial with trailing stems. Grows on damp, shady ground on moors and heaths, typically on acid soils. FLOWERS are 5-10mm long, the corolla pale blue and narrowly bell-shaped with flared, triangular lobes at the mouth; borne on long, slender stalks (Jul-Aug). FRUITS are dry capsules. LEAVES are 5-10mm across, pale green and rounded to kidney-shaped with lobes, sometimes like tiny ivy leaves; on slender stalks. STATUS-Locally common in SW England and Wales.