Sect. Platysperma Damboldt, sect. nov.. Other species are Campanula munzurensis Davis, Campanula trachyphylla Schott & Kotschy and Campanula glaucophylla Damboldt. Typus. Campanula ptarmicifolia Lam., Encycl. 1:573(1785).¹⁾

Herbae perennes, rhizomate valde ramoso-plerumque caespitoso. Caules plerumque simplices.²⁾

Folia crassa, firma, ca. carnosa.³⁾

Calyx exappendiculatus.⁴⁾

Capsula sphaerica vel ovoidea, trilocularis, poris basalibus vel valvulis longis dehiscens vel indehiscens. Semina ellipsoidea vel ovata, plerumque complanata, margine pallido.⁵⁾

The ripe capsules show no sign of dehiscence.⁶⁾

• Campanula ptarmicifolia Lam. var. capitellata Damboldt, var. nov. (sect. Platyspermae). Differt a var. Campanula ptarmicifolia floribus plerumque 2-5 terminalibus fasciculatis, foliis margine retrorse vel antrorse ciliatis, laciniis calycis retrorse ciliatis vel glabrescentibus.

Turkey. B7 Malatya: in monte Gol Da., Bornmuller 1883:3426 (holo.B; iso. B,G). Tunceli: Munzur Da., above Ovacik, Davis 31233 (E). Erzincan: Armenischer Olymp (Kesis Da.), Aucher 1859(G). The epithet 'capitellata' was udes by Bornmuller on herbarium labels for plants collected by himself on Gol Da. (B7 Malatya). In the population from Munzur Da. (D. 31233), the leaf margin is antrorsely ciliate.⁷⁾

• Campanula ptarmicifolia var. ptarmicifolia

Mainly from E Anatolia.⁸⁾