Spike Rampion

Phyteum Spicatum

Round headed rampion Phyteuma orbiculare Family; Bellflower / Campanulaceae Dry meadows and rocky ground, often on limestone up to 2600m. Pyrenees, Alps, Apennines. Stemshort/mediumhairy sometimesFlowers generally; May-Octdark blue or violet-blue, rarely whiteglobular headsLeaves Narrowlance to heart shapedToothedstalkeduppermost narrower, scarcely stalkedVariantsP.sieberi (limestone rocks 1600-2600m July-Sept (south east Scandinavia)