Campanula exigua Calflora

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Taxon Report

Campanula exigua Rattan

Chaparral harebell

Campanula exigua is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~315 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Campanula
Family:	Campanulaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Ultramafic affinity: 3.9 - broad endemic / strong indicator

Communities: Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


CNPS	Ravenella exigua

Information about Campanula exigua from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CAEX3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Limited Range: The plant is endemic to Mount Diablo, in the northern Diablo Range within Contra Costa County, in the East Bay region of northern California. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).