Cyananthus microphyllus

Cyananthus microphyllus, called the small-leaved bluebell-flower, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cyananthus, native to the western Himalayas, Nepal, and Tibet.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Cyananthus microphyllus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Cyananthus
Species:
C. microphyllus
Binomial name
Cyananthus microphyllus
Synonyms[2]
  • Cyananthus linifolius Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Cyananthus nepalensis Kitam.

Subtaxa

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The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]

  • Cyananthus microphyllus subsp. microphyllus
  • Cyananthus microphyllus subsp. williamsonii K.K.Shrestha

References

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  1. ^ Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 81 (1846)
  2. ^ a b c "Cyananthus microphyllus Edgew". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Cyananthus microphyllus small-leaved bluebell-flower". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 15 February 2021. Synonyms; Cyananthus integer