| Aquilegia amaliae | |
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| Aquilegia amaliae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Aquilegia |
| Species: | A. amaliae |
| Binomial name | |
| Aquilegia amaliae | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Aquilegia amaliae, common name Amalia's columbine, [2] is a perennial species of plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to the southern Balkans. [1]
The plant is slightly shorter and more slender than the similar but more widespread Aquilegia vulgaris , with pale blue-violet sepals and pale purple nectar spurs. [3]
The species is sometimes considered a subspecies of Aquilegia ottonis. [1] [4]
The specific epithet amaliae honours Amalia of Oldenburg, the wife of King Otto of Greece after whom A. ottonis is named. [4]
The species is native to Albania, Greece, and North Macedonia. [5] It grows in rocky mountainous habitats. [3] [6]
As of December 2024 [update] , the species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List. [7]
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