Rotanthella

Rotanthella
Rotanthella floridana in flower
Vulnerable
Vulnerable (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Rotanthella
Morin
Species:
R. floridana
Binomial name
Rotanthella floridana
(S.Watson ex A.Gray) Morin
Synonyms
  • Rotantha Small, nom. illeg.
  • Campanula floridana S.Watson ex A.Gray (1878) (species basionym)
  • Rotantha floridana (S.Watson ex A.Gray) Small

Rotanthella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. It includes a single species, Rotanthella floridana, commonly known as the Florida bellflower, a perennial endemic to Florida.

The species was first described as Campanula floridana in 1878. In 2020 Nancy Ruth Morin placed the species in the newly described monotypic genus Rotanthella as Rotanthella floridana.

Description

It has a five-lobed purple corolla.

Distribution and habitat

It grows in moist areas and up to 15 in (380 mm) high. Locations where it has been documented include Big Cypress National Preserve, Collier-Seminole State Park, Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed, Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, and Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park.

References

  1. ↑ "Campanula floridana. NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Rotanthella Morin". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Rotanthella floridana (S.Watson ex A.Gray) Morin". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Florida bellflower". April 24, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.
  6. ↑ "The Institute for Regional Conservation". regionalconservation.org.