Campanula lazica is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family, Campanulaceae. It is endemic to northeast Anatolia, Turkey.[2]

Campanula lazica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Campanula
Species:
C. lazica
Binomial name
Campanula lazica
Synonyms[2]

Symphyandra lazica Boiss. & Balansa

Description

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This species can be found in rocky areas at elevations between 1200–1800 m. It is estimated to occupy an area of 9 km2.[3]

Conservation

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It is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN.[1] Human disturbance, soil erosion and livestock grazing all pose a serious threat to the Campanula lazica.[1] Its habitat lies within a national park.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Ekim, T.; Vural, M.; Duman, H.; Aytaç, Z.; Adıgüzel, N. (2014). "Campanula lazica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T200532A2667011. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T200532A2667011.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Campanula lazica (Boiss. & Balansa) Kharadze". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  3. ^ Chrtek, Jindřich (September 1984). "P. H. Davis (ed.) Flora of turkey and the east aegean Islands. Vol. 7". Folia Geobotanica et Phytotaxonomica. 19 (3): 322. doi:10.1007/bf02853097. ISSN 0015-5551. S2CID 40335147.
  4. ^ Ekim, Tuna. (2000). Türkiye bitkileri kirmizi kitabi : (Eğrelti ve Tohumlu Bitkiler)=Red data book of Turkish plants: (pteridophyta and spermatophyta). Türkiye tabiatini koruma derneği. OCLC 717492574.