Subfamily
Campanuloideae (Bellflower subfamily)
Campanula scouleri. Photo: (c) Tab Tannery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
The family Campanulaceae (also bellflower family), of the order Asterales, contains nearly 2400 species in 84 genera of herbaceous plants, shrubs, and rarely small trees, often with milky non-toxic sap. Among them are the familiar garden plants Campanula (bellflower), Lobelia, and Platycodon (balloonflower).
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