Honey bees
Nectar value
High
Pollen value
Unknown
Pollinator plant
Oval bellflower
Codonopsis ovata
Pollinator recipe
Plant photos
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Hanging bell-shaped flowers and stems of Codonopsis ovata.
Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo details
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Common names
4 names · 4 languages- EnglishYour language
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- Oval bellflower
Other languages (3)
Sources & name notes (1)
Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.
Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.
Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.
[1] Codonopsis ovata — iNaturalist taxon names ↗
Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.
Source records
- 卵葉黨參 — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 916185; Codonopsis ovata.
- 卵叶党参 — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 916185; Codonopsis ovata.
- nuokkupeikonkello — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 916185; Codonopsis ovata.
Plant references
Source-backed information
Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.
- Taxonomy
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Codonopsis ovata is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.
Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.
Sources [1] - Botanical family
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Campanulaceae
Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.
Sources [1] - Native range
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C. Asia to W. Himalaya.
Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.
Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings
Who this plant supports
Plant profile
About this plant
Oval bellflower (Codonopsis ovata) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to July.
Sources and references
References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.
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Catalogue of Life
Codonopsis ovata — Catalogue of Life COL26.8
COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.
Relevant sections
- Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 5340874; ID WPX8; rank species; status accepted
- Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 5340874; ID WPX8; rank species; status accepted
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Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Codonopsis ovata — Kew WCVP native distribution
Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.
Supports: Native rangeRelevant sections
- Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1211245; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 490320, 490321, 490322, 490323, 490324
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Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.