Oxford rampion

Description

Phyteuma scheuchzeri, the Oxford rampion or horned rampion, is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae. Subspecies Phyteuma scheuchzeri Phyteuma scheuchzeri scheuchzeri Phyteuma scheuchzeri can reach a height of 30–45 millimetres (1.2–1.8 in). This plant form tufts of narrow, light bluish green leaves with tall stems holding little head-shaped inflorescence of deep-blue flowers. The bracts are lanceolate to linear and longer than the clusters. This species can be found in Southern Alps and in Northern Appennini, in Great Britain, Switzerland, France, Italy and former Yugoslavia. This species grows mostly in crevices on limestone and silicate rocks at altitudes of up to 3600 meters.