Aquilegia barbaricina, common name Barbaricina columbine,[2] is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae. It is endemic to Italy, occurring only on the island of Sardinia.[3]
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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. barbaricina
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| Aquilegia barbaricina | |
Description
editAquilegia barbaricina grows on a single stem to a height of 30–60 cm (12–24 in). The stem is covered with fine hairs, branching into 3–5 nearly leafless flower stalks. The leaf stalks divide 1–3 times and bear three leaves or further stalks. Leaflets are three-lobed and have rounded teeth on their outer edge. The plant has 5–8 white, drooping flowers measuring 25–30 mm (0.98–1.18 in) in diameter, with upright, slightly curved spurs.[4]
Distribution
editAquilegia barbaricina is endemic to east-central Sardinia and grows in alder scrub along water courses at 1,300–1,400 m (4,300–4,600 ft) in altitude. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean shrubby vegetation and shrub-dominated wetlands.[4] It is now thought to survive only in a few places in a deep, wooded wetland valley on Monte Spada.[5]
Taxonomy
editThe species forms a monophyletic clade with the other columbine species endemic to Corsica and Sardinia, Aquilegia bernardii, Aquilegia litardierei, Aquilegia nugorensis and Aquilegia nuragica.[6]
Etymology
editThe specific name barbaricina refers to the Barbagia region of eastern Sardinia, where the species is found.
Conservation
editThe species is almost extinct due to habitat loss and unsustainable collecting. It is an IUCN Red List Critically Endangered plant species and IUCN Top 50 Campaign Mediterranean Island Plant.[1][5]
References
edit- ^ a b Camarda, I. (2006). "Aquilegia barbaricina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61671A12519876. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61671A12519876.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Aquilegia barbaricina Arrigoni & E.Nardi". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. GBIF Secretariat. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ "Aquilegia barbaricina Arrigoni & E.Nardi". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ a b Montmollin, B. de; Strahm, W., eds. (2005). "Aquilegia barbaricina (Barbaricina Colombine)". The Top 50 Mediterranean Island Plants: Wild plants at the brink of extinction, and what is needed to save them (PDF). IUCN/SSC Mediterranean Islands Plant Specialist Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Aquilegia barbaricina". Top 50 Campaign - Mediterranean Island Plants. IUCN Species Survival Commission. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ Fior, Simone; Li, Mingai; Oxelman, Bengt; Viola, Roberto; Hodges, Scott A.; Ometto, Lino; Varotto, Claudio (2013). "Spatiotemporal reconstruction of the Aquilegia rapid radiation through next-generation sequencing of rapidly evolving cpDNA regions". New Phytologist. 198 (2): 579–592. doi:10.1111/nph.12163. PMID 23379348.
External links
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