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Tall Bellflower

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Scientific Name: Campanua americana
Family: Campanulaceae
Description: Light blue flowers form a spike-like cluster
Habitat: Rich, moist thickets and woods
Range: Eastern United States west to Missouri and southern Canada
Comments: Flowers are actually flat, not bell-shaped as the name suggests.

Source: National Audubon Society, Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Eastern Region
Photograph: Used with permission from Patrick Alexander.