Aquilegia karelinii | |
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Preserved specimen from Kyrgyzstan | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Ranunculaceae |
Genus: | Aquilegia |
Species: | A. karelinii
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Binomial name | |
Aquilegia karelinii | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Aquilegia karelinii, the Afghan columbine, [2] is a perennial species of plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to Central Asia. [1]
The species grows to 80cm tall, [3] differing from the widespread A. vulgaris by its pubescent stems, more membranous leaves, and narrower, deeper ultimate lobes. [4] Its flowers are bright lilac or claret-purple, [4] and its flowering period is late spring to early summer. [2] It is pollinated by bees. [3]
The specific name karelinii honours the Russian explorer and naturalist Grigory Karelin ( 1801– 1872). [4]
Despite its common name "Afghan", Aquilegia karelinii is not native to Afghanistan, but to Kyrgyzstan, [5] Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Xinjiang. [1] It grows in damp ravines, wooded mountain slopes, forest meadows, and alpine zones at altitudes of 900–3600m. [3]
Aquilegia karelinii | |
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Preserved specimen from Kyrgyzstan | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Ranunculaceae |
Genus: | Aquilegia |
Species: | A. karelinii
|
Binomial name | |
Aquilegia karelinii | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Aquilegia karelinii, the Afghan columbine, [2] is a perennial species of plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to Central Asia. [1]
The species grows to 80cm tall, [3] differing from the widespread A. vulgaris by its pubescent stems, more membranous leaves, and narrower, deeper ultimate lobes. [4] Its flowers are bright lilac or claret-purple, [4] and its flowering period is late spring to early summer. [2] It is pollinated by bees. [3]
The specific name karelinii honours the Russian explorer and naturalist Grigory Karelin ( 1801– 1872). [4]
Despite its common name "Afghan", Aquilegia karelinii is not native to Afghanistan, but to Kyrgyzstan, [5] Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Xinjiang. [1] It grows in damp ravines, wooded mountain slopes, forest meadows, and alpine zones at altitudes of 900–3600m. [3]