''Edraianthus'' (rock bells or grassy bells) is a small

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. ''Edraianthus'' species are

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to mountain regions of the

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, including

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. They are small

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plants, with tufts of grassy leaves and fine bell-shaped flowers, usually blue. They are often used as

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''hedraios'' (sitting) and ''anthos'' (flower).

Species

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Edraianthus australis ''Edraianthus'' (rock bells or grassy bells) is a small genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Campanulaceae. ''Edraianthus'' species are native plant, native to mountain regions of the Balkan, including Bosnia and Herzegovina ...

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Edraianthus caespitosus ''Edraianthus'' (rock bells or grassy bells) is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. ''Edraianthus'' species are native to mountain regions of the Balkan, including Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia, ...

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Edraianthus canescens ''Edraianthus'' (rock bells or grassy bells) is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. ''Edraianthus'' species are native to mountain regions of the Balkan, including Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia, ...

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Edraianthus dalmaticus ''Edraianthus dalmaticus'', ( syn. ''Wahlenbergia dalmatica'' A.DC.) or Dalmatian rockbell, is an ornamental plant in the Campanulaceae (bellflower) family. This herbaceous perennial is native to the mountains of Dalmatia in Croatia ...

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Edraianthus dinaricus ''Edraianthus'' (rock bells or grassy bells) is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. ''Edraianthus'' species are native to mountain regions of the Balkan, including Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia, ...

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Edraianthus glisicii ''Edraianthus'' (rock bells or grassy bells) is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. ''Edraianthus'' species are native to mountain regions of the Balkan, including Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia, ...

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Edraianthus graminifolius ''Edraianthus'' (rock bells or grassy bells) is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. ''Edraianthus'' species are native to mountain regions of the Balkan, including Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia, ...

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Edraianthus hercegovinus ''Edraianthus'' (rock bells or grassy bells) is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. ''Edraianthus'' species are native to mountain regions of the Balkan, including Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia, ...

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Edraianthus horvatii ''Edraianthus'' (rock bells or grassy bells) is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. ''Edraianthus'' species are native to mountain regions of the Balkan, including Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia, ...

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Edraianthus × intermedius ''Edraianthus'' (rock bells or grassy bells) is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. ''Edraianthus'' species are native to mountain regions of the Balkan, including Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia, ...

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Edraianthus × lakusicii ''Edraianthus'' (rock bells or grassy bells) is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. ''Edraianthus'' species are native to mountain regions of the Balkan, including Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia, ...

'' * '' Edraianthus × murbeckii'' * '' Edraianthus niveus'' * ''

Edraianthus pilosulus ''Edraianthus'' (rock bells or grassy bells) is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. ''Edraianthus'' species are native to mountain regions of the Balkan, including Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia, and ...

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Edraianthus pubescens ''Edraianthus'' (rock bells or grassy bells) is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. ''Edraianthus'' species are native to mountain regions of the Balkan, including Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia, and ...

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Edraianthus pulevicii ''Edraianthus'' (rock bells or grassy bells) is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. ''Edraianthus'' species are native to mountain regions of the Balkan, including Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia, and ...

'' * '' Edraianthus pumilio'' * '' Edraianthus serbicus'' * '' Edraianthus serpyllifolius'' * ''

Edraianthus stankovicii ''Edraianthus'' (rock bells or grassy bells) is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. ''Edraianthus'' species are native to mountain regions of the Balkan, including Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia, and ...

'' * '' Edraianthus sutjeskae'' * ''

Edraianthus tarae ''Edraianthus'' (rock bells or grassy bells) is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. ''Edraianthus'' species are native to mountain regions of the Balkan, including Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia, and ...

'' * '' Edraianthus tenuifolius'' * ''

Edraianthus wettsteinii ''Edraianthus'' (rock bells or grassy bells) is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. ''Edraianthus'' species are native to mountain regions of the Balkan, including Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia, and ...

'' Ten species of the genus ''Edraianthus'' are often placed in genus ''

Wahlenbergia ''Wahlenbergia'' is a genus of around 260 species of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Campanulaceae. Plants in this genus are Perennial plant, perennial or Annual plant, annual Herbaceous plant, herbs with simple leaves and blue t ...

'' instead. Selected ''Edraianthus'' species are also placed in '' Muehlbergella'', ''Halacsyella'' or ''Hedraeanthus'' by some botanists. '' Campanula parnassica'' is sometimes classified as ''Edraianthus parnassicus''.

References

Ottawa Valley Rock Garden & Horticultural Society
{{Taxonbar, from=Q970448 Campanulaceae genera Campanuloideae Flora of Southeastern Europe Taxa described in 1839 Taxa named by Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle