Flowering plantsIn Adams County, Ohio

Tall bellflower

Campanulastrum americanum (L.) Small

Tall bellflower in all of Ohio
tall bellflower (Campanulastrum americanum)
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Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Genus
Campanulastrum
Near Adams County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 2 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (19)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (53)
  • Recorded, season not shown (14)
  • Season shown (2)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
tall bellflower by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens County61 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County60 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Clark County24 · Recorded, season not shown
Clermont County73 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yet
Cuyahoga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County29 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyNo qualifying records yet
Greene County94 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County128 · Season shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lucas County33 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyNo qualifying records yet
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County46 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage CountyNo qualifying records yet
Preble County24 · Season shown
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Summit County36 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren County54 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Adams County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 25 records in 7 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Adams County · records of all species each week, 12,200 in all

Records per week from 25 records in 7 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of tall bellflower in Adams County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of tall bellflowerYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10007
Jan 11–17006
Jan 18–24005
Jan 25–31006
Feb 1–70017
Feb 8–14008
Feb 15–21007
Feb 22–280013
Mar 1–70078
Mar 8–140065
Mar 15–2100110
Mar 22–2800139
Mar 29 – Apr 400243
Apr 5–1100417
Apr 12–1800599
Apr 19–2500402
Apr 26 – May 200687
May 3–900520
May 10–1600320
May 17–2300258
May 24–3000368
May 31 – Jun 600300
Jun 7–1300221
Jun 14–2000196
Jun 21–2700386
Jun 28 – Jul 400420
Jul 5–1122510
Jul 12–1832643
Jul 19–2584757
Jul 26 – Aug 122248
Aug 2–853780
Aug 9–1500453
Aug 16–2221428
Aug 23–2900432
Aug 30 – Sep 521447
Sep 6–1200236
Sep 13–1900324
Sep 20–2600308
Sep 27 – Oct 300114
Oct 4–100098
Oct 11–1700106
Oct 18–240051
Oct 25–3100119
Nov 1–71183
Nov 8–140081
Nov 15–21007
Nov 22–28006
Nov 29 – Dec 50092
Dec 6–120040
Dec 13–190011
Dec 20–26003
Dec 27 – Jan 20025

Reported in flower

Only 6 records here show flowers, too few to show a flowering season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No records here show fruit yet, so there is no fruiting season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Early July to late September, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 1,357 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 546 dates. Latest record: October 2025.

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Records of tall bellflower in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of tall bellflowerYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–110026,860
Apr 12–180039,925
Apr 19–250041,623
Apr 26 – May 20056,391
May 3–91152,952
May 10–160053,785
May 17–231157,698
May 24–300054,651
May 31 – Jun 61153,099
Jun 7–130053,700
Jun 14–201156,625
Jun 21–276455,361
Jun 28 – Jul 454958,477
Jul 5–11147961,336
Jul 12–182161064,722
Jul 19–252311069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 11401059,416
Aug 2–8140959,712
Aug 9–151091055,994
Aug 16–2266954,328
Aug 23–2940851,772
Aug 30 – Sep 546957,167
Sep 6–1250859,075
Sep 13–19241054,543
Sep 20–2611545,860
Sep 27 – Oct 311643,180
Oct 4–106537,841
Oct 11–1713430,824
Oct 18–248621,156
Oct 25–318519,021
Nov 1–714914,172
Nov 8–145312,621
Nov 15–21337,965
Nov 22–28228,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5116,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19115,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2118,459

Reported in flower

No flowering season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.

Reported in fruit

Only 5 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • great blue lobelia Lobelia siphiliticaOften confused in Ohio: 12 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Creeping Bellflower Campanula rapunculoides68 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • chicory Cichorium intybus31 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • downy lobelia Lobelia puberula11 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: no record
  4. Apr: no record
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: recorded

Not reported in Ohio in January to April, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Forest72%31%
Developed19%49%
Farmland4%11%
Wetland4%5%
Grassland and shrub0.4%0.9%
Open water0.3%3%
Barren0.1%0.6%

From 768 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

1,357 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.