Aquilegia incurvata, or the Qinling columbine (秦岭耧斗菜),[3] is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae,[2] endemic to the Qinling mountain range in China.[3]
| Aquilegia incurvata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Aquilegia |
| Species: | A. incurvata
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| Binomial name | |
| Aquilegia incurvata | |
Description
editAquilegia incurvata grows to 40–60 cm (16–24 in) tall, with branched stems sparsely covered with downy hairs. The basal leaves are biternate. It produces 2–5 flowers measuring around 22 mm (0.87 in) in diameter, having purple sepals 14–18 mm (0.55–0.71 in) in length, and purple petals 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in) long with strongly inwardly-curving nectar spurs measuring a further 12–15 mm (0.47–0.59 in).[3]
Taxonomy
editEtymology
editThe specific epithet incurvata means "curved inwards" in Latin, referring to the spurs of the flowers.
Distribution and habitat
editThe species is only found in the Qinling mountain range in southern Gansu, southern Shaanxi, and northeastern Sichuan provinces of China, where it grows on grassy slopes and in grassy places by streams at altitudes of 1,000–2,000 m (3,300–6,600 ft).[3]
Ecology
editAquilegia incurvata flowers from May to June,[3] and is pollinated by bumblebees.[4]
Conservation
editThe species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Aquilegia - genus". IUCN Red List. 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Aquilegia incurvata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Aquilegia incurvata". Flora of China. Vol. 6. Retrieved 1 April 2024 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ Bastida, Jésus M.; Alcántara, Julio M.; Rey, Pedro J.; Vargas, Pablo; Herrera, Carlos M. (2010). "Extended phylogeny of Aquilegia: the biogeographical and ecological patterns of two simultaneous but contrasting radiations". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 284: 171–185. doi:10.1007/s00606-009-0243-z.