Campanula jacobaea

Campanula jacobaea^[2] is a species of flowering plants of the Campanulaceae family. The species is endemic to Cape Verde and is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN.^[1] Its local name is contra-bruxas-azul ("blue against witches").^[3] The plant is used in traditional medicine.^[4] Campanula jacobaea is shown on a Cape Verdean $5 escudo coin issued in 1994.^[5]

Campanula jacobaea
A five Cape Verdean escudo coin showing Campanula jacobaea
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Campanulaceae
Genus:	Campanula
Species:	C. jacobaea
Binomial name
Campanula jacobaea C. Sm ex Webb, 1848

Distribution and ecology

Campanula jacobaea are founded in the islands of Santo Antão, São Vicente, São Nicolau and Santiago. The main altitudinal distribution is between 600 m and 1000 m.^[1] The plant is a mesophytic species, found in humid and sub-humid areas.^[1]