Jasione

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Orthokaryota
Cladus: Neokaryota
Cladus: Photokaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Regnum*: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Regnum*: Viridiplantae
Cladus: Streptophyta
Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta
Cladus: Embryophyta
Cladus: Polysporangiophyta
Divisio*: Tracheophyta
Cladus: Eutracheophyta
Cladus: Euphyllophytina
Cladus: Megaphylla
Cladus: Radiatopses
Cladus: Lignophyta
Cladus: Metalignophyta
Diviso*: Spermatophyta
Classis*: Angiospermae
Cladus: Mesangiospermae
Cladus: Eudicota
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Campanulaceae
Subfamilia: Campanuloideae
Genus: Jasione
Species: J. bulgarica – J. cavanillesii – J. corymbosa – J. crispa – J. foliosa – J. heldreichii – J. idaea – J. laevis – J. maritima – J. montana – J. orbiculata – J. penicillata – J. sphaerocephala – J. supina

This taxon list was last updated on 21 Mar 2025.

Name

Jasione L., Sp. Pl. 2: 928 (1753).

Type species: Jasione montana L., Sp. Pl. 2: 928 (1753).

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Ovilla Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 134 (1763).
Jasionella Stoj. & Stef., Fl. Bulg., ed. 2: 986 (1933).
Urumovia Stef., God. Sofiisk. Univ. Agron.-Lesoved. Fak. 14(2): 103 (1936).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Europe
Northern Europe
Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Ireland, Norway, Sweden.
Middle Europe
Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland.
Southwestern Europe
Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
Southeastern Europe
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
Eastern Europe
Belarus, Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Africa
Northern Africa
Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia.
Macaronesia
Azores, Madeira.
Western Asia
East Aegean Islands, Turkey.
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Islands.
Southeastern U.S.A.
Maryland, North Carolina.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 928. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Jasione in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Mar 21. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Jasione. Published online. Accessed: 21 Mar 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Jasione. Accessed: 21 Mar 2025.
Hassler, M. 2025. Jasione. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Mar 21. Reference page.

Vernacular names
čeština: pavinec
dansk: Blåmunke
Deutsch: Sandrapunzeln
español: Ovilla, Urumovia, Jasionella
suomi: Munkit
lietuvių: Austėja
norsk bokmål: Blåmunke
polski: Jasieniec
русский: Букашник
slovenčina: pávinec
svenska: Monkesläktet

Jasione is a genus of flowering plants within the family Campanulaceae. It includes 14 species native to Europe, Turkey, and northwestern Africa.[1]
Species

14 species are accepted.[1]

Jasione bulgarica Stoj. & Stef.
Jasione cavanillesii C.Vicioso
Jasione corymbosa Poir. ex Schult.
Jasione crispa (Pourr.) Samp.
Jasione foliosa Cav.
Jasione foliosa subsp. foliosa
Jasione foliosa subsp. mansanetiana (Roselló & Peris) Rivas Mart. (synonym Jasione mansanetiana Roselló & Peris)
Jasione heldreichii Boiss. & Orph.
Jasione idaea Stoj.
Jasione laevis Lam.
Jasione maritima (Duby) L.M.Dufour ex Merino
Jasione montana L.
Jasione orbiculata Griseb. ex Velen.
Jasione penicillata Boiss.
Jasione sphaerocephala Brullo, Marcenò & Pavone
Jasione supina Sieber ex Spreng.

References

Jasione L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 August 2024.