Marsh Bellflower

The genus Campanula, is derived from the Latin word Campana for 'bell', the shape of the flower. The species aparinoides, is from the Greek word Aparine for the plant Cleavers (Galium aparine) and meaning 'like cleavers' because the leaves resemble those of Cleavers. The author name for the plant classification, ‘Pursh’ is for Frederick Traugott Pursh (1774-1820) German-American botanist who wrote A Systematic Arrangement and Description of the Plants of North America, and was the botanist who catalogued and described the plants brought back by the exploring expedition of Lewis and Clark.