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Harebell or Bluebell
Campanula rotundifolia		  
Family Bellflower or Harebell (Campanulaceae)
Bloom Late Spring, Summer
Habitat Dunes, meadows, sunny
Status Native
Cycle Perennial
Height 6-20"
Flower Bell-shaped blue flowers, 3/4" long, each formed from 5 fused petals and nodding from a thin stem.
Leaf Basal leaves are long-stalked, roundish and tend to dry up and disappear before the flowers appear.
Notes Drooping flowers are adapted for specific insect pollination and protects the pollen from rain and dew. 

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