Abstract
Campanula versicoloris a constituent of theCampanula pyramidaliscomplex, distributed in the central and southern Balkan Peninsula with a small disjunct range in SE Italy. The taxonomy of the broadly definedC. versicolorwas controversial in the past due to high morphological variability of the populations across the range. We used microsatellite DNA data along with morphometric analyses on an extensive population sampling covering the entire range to reconstruct the relationships among populations of the intricateC. versicolors.l. Based on the results three distinct entities can be distinguished, circumscribed here on the subspecies level, with newly established combinations:C. versicolorsubsp.versicolor,C. versicolorsubsp.korabensisandC. versicolorsubsp.tenorei. We propose a new taxonomic treatment ofC. versicolors.l. with description, distribution and habitat data for each of the subspecies and a key for their identification.
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