Information about species of the bellflower family (Campanulaceae)
that grow without cultivation on Mount Desert Island

 compiled by the
Champlain Project - P. O. Box 400 - Southwest Harbor, ME 04679
info@vfthomas.com - 207-266-5748

(updated 23 March 2011)


Campanulaceae - bellflower family
[information to be added]

Mount Desert Island is home to 6 species in 2 genera. Click on a link below or scroll down for more information.
   Campanula (3 species)
      Campanula aparinoides - marsh bellflower (occasional [see note 1 at bottom of page])
      Campanula rapunculoides - creeping bellflower (occasional)
      Campanula rotundifolia - Scotch bellflower (occasional)
   Lobelia (2 species)
      Lobelia cardinalis - red lobelia (rare)
      Lobelia dortmanna - water lobelia (common)
      Lobelia inflata - bladder-pod lobelia (common)





Campanula (bellflower)
[information to be added]

Campanula aparinoides (marsh bellflower) - [information to be added]

Campanula rapunculoides (creeping bellflower) - [information to be added]
 

Campanula rotundifolia (Scotch bellflower) - [information to be added]



Lobelia (lobelia)
[information to be added]

Lobelia cardinalis (red lobelia) - [information to be added]

Lobelia dortmanna (water lobelia) - [information to be added]

Lobelia inflata (bladder-pod lobelia) - [information to be added]

Note:
   1. Frequency designations are from the book The Plants of Acadia National Park (ISBN 978-0-89101-120-0) by Glen H. Mittelhauser, Linda L. Gregory, Sally C. Rooney, and Jill E. Weber, published in 2010 by The University of Maine Press.