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Southern Harebell

Campanula divaricata

Found in rock outcrops, cliffs, rocky summits, talus, up to at least 1850m. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Northern Tier edition What its natural habitat tells you

21
Good

Native to Virginia. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 94%

Height
1–2 feet
Light
Dappled sunlight, Full sun, Partial shade
Soil moisture
Dry to average
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At a glance

Life cycle
Perennial
Bloom
July to October
Fruiting season
September to December

Not yet recorded · Spread · Leaves

Recorded in 48 Virginia counties.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

Cliffs, ledges and rocky summits

Sassafras Mountain rock outcrop
Rock outcrop on a mountain summit. Shown: Sassafras Mountain, on the North Carolina and South Carolina line, a neighboring state.Sassafras Mountain rock outcrop, Alan M. Cressler / U.S. Geological Survey, undated. Public domain. Source record. Faithful JPEG display decode of embedded JP2; no AI or color enhancement. Phone derivative resized proportionally.

All habitats

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Virginia. Shared habitat, not food. 61 animals.

All wildlife of Virginia

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

1CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including VA

Genus host records with ranges including VA · Campanula

  • Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
0BeesSoutheastern regional records
2Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Campanula

  • Colletes brevicornis
  • Dufourea maura
Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Campanulaceae
Hardiness
Zones 4a–9b
Soil pH
Acidic to neutral
Flower color
Blue or white
Fruit begins
September
Fruit ends
December

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Small Bonny Bellflower; Southern Hare Bell

Conservation status

Virginia rankS4
Global rankG4 [G5]
VA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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