Campanulaceae
Bats in the belfry
Campanula trachelium
- Family
- Campanulaceae
- Genus
- Campanula
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Common names
By language (26)
- Arabic
- جريس خشن, كف مريم
- arz
- جريس خشن
- Belarusian
- Званочак крапівалісты, Дзванкі, Дзвончыкі, Званкі, Кацялкі
- Bulgarian
- Коприволистна камбанка
- Catalan
- Campaneta d'ortiga
- Chinese
- 宽钟风铃草, 寛锺風鈴草, 喉管草, 疗喉风铃草
- Czech
- Zvonek kopřivolistý
- Danish
- Nældeklokke
- Dutch
- Ruig klokje
- English
- Bats in the belfry, Nettle-leaved bellflower
- Estonian
- Nõgeselehine kellukas
- Finnish
- Varsankello
- French
- Campanule gantelée
- German
- Nesselblättrige Glockenblume
- Hungarian
- Csalánlevelű harangvirág
- Icelandic
- Skógarklukka
- Irish
- Scornlus
- Lithuanian
- Dilgialapis katilėlis
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Nesleklokke
- Persian
- گل استکانی شابیلی
- Polish
- Dzwonek pokrzywolistny
- Russian
- Колокольчик крапиволистный, Колокольчик шершаволистный
- Slovak
- Zvonček pŕhľavolistý
- Slovenian
- Koprivasta zvončica, Koprivasta zvončnica
- Swedish
- Nässelklocka
- Welsh
- Clychlys dail danadl
Synonyms
- Campanula trachelium var. mauritanica (Pomel) Batt.
- Campanula urticifolia Salisb.
- Drymocodon trachelium Fourr.
- Trachelioides vulgaris Opiz
Flowers
- In flower
- July to August (from 2,260 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Philipp Pavelka, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Irene Saltini, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Irene Saltini, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: bernhard_hiller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Maria Galkina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Roland Godon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Llydia, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ape, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.