Family · Asterids
Campanulaceae
Bellflowers, lobelia
Bellflower family: mostly herbs with milky latex and bell- or star-shaped flowers.
- Accepted species
- 2,526accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 96accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈46 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD
Open Campanulaceae in the treePan, zoom and dig into its genera in the interactive view.›
Plants you might know
- Campanula (bellflower)
- Lobelia
- Platycodon (balloon flower)
Largest genera
Campanula462 spp.
Lobelia446 spp.
Wahlenbergia263 spp.
Siphocampylus237 spp.
Centropogon212 spp.
Burmeistera129 spp.
Cyanea81 spp.
Cyphia76 spp.
Adenophora69 spp.
Codonopsis49 spp.
Asyneuma37 spp.
Lysipomia32 spp.
Phyteuma27 spp.
Prismatocarpus27 spp.
Nemacladus26 spp.
Clermontia25 spp.
Edraianthus24 spp.
Roella22 spp.
Cyananthus19 spp.
Delissea15 spp.
Monopsis15 spp.
Jasione14 spp.
Solenopsis14 spp.
Downingia13 spp.
Isotoma10 spp.
Sclerotheca10 spp.
Wimmerella10 spp.
Diastatea9 spp.
Michauxia8 spp.
Pseudocodon8 spp.
Trematolobelia8 spp.
Dialypetalum6 spp.
Legousia6 spp.
Merciera6 spp.
Triodanis6 spp.
Craterocapsa5 spp.
Cyphocarpus4 spp.
Githopsis4 spp.
Heterochaenia4 spp.
Microcodon4 spp.
Ravenella4 spp.
Ruthiella4 spp.
Canarina3 spp.
Cyclocodon3 spp.
Lithotoma3 spp.
Musschia3 spp.
Trachelium3 spp.
Brighamia2 spp.
Gunillaea2 spp.
Homocodon2 spp.
Melanocalyx2 spp.
Palustricodon2 spp.
Sergia2 spp.
Siphocodon2 spp.
Smithiastrum2 spp.
Theilera2 spp.
Treichelia2 spp.
Trimeris2 spp.
Zeugandra2 spp.
Berenice1 spp.
The 36 smaller genera are in the interactive tree.
Where it grows
- Southern America723
- Africa600
- Asia-Temperate484
- Europe296
- Northern America200
- Asia-Tropical133
- Pacific130
- Australasia105
- Antarctic1
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Campanulaceae sits in the order Asterales.