Bellflower
Campanula edulis

Family: Campanulaceae

What it is like

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The stems can be 70 cm long. The leaves do not have leaf stalks. They are oval to sword shaped and 1-5 cm long by 1 cm wide. The flowering clumps are loose and leafy. The fruit is a nodding capsule.

There are about 300 Campanula species.

Where it is found

It is a Mediterranean climate plant. In Somalia it grows between 1,450-2,025 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Arabia, Djibouti, East Africa, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Middle East, North Africa, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda

How it is used for food

The root is eaten.

It is eaten especially by children.

Edible parts

Root

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Yebeg-lat

Synonyms

Campanula esculenta A. Rich.; Campanula quartiniana A. Rich.; Campanula rigidipila Steud. & Hochst. ex Rich.; Campanula sarmentosa Hochst. ex A. Rich.;