Family: Campanulaceae or Bellflower
Ecology/ Botany:
This perennial is common and grows in all vegetation zones but prefers Interior Douglas Fir and Engelmann Spruce- Subalpine Fir forest zones. It is shorter at higher elevations and taller at lower elevations. The dryer the site, the shorter and hairier the leaves are.
Medicinal/ Traditional/ Other Uses:
This plant has been used as an eyewash, and the flower as a charm by Nlaka’pamux (Thompson) people.
References/ Other useful links:
E-FLORA BC: ELECTRONIC ATLAS OF THE FLORA OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Parish, Coupe, Lloyd. 1996. Plants of Southern Interior British Columbia. B. C. Ministry of Forests and Lone Pine Publishing.