Aquilegia aurea

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Aquilegia aurea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Aquilegia
Species:
A. aurea
Binomial name
Aquilegia aurea

Aquilegia aurea is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae native to Bulgaria and North Macedonia, where it is restricted to mountainous regions. In Bulgaria it grows in Vitosha, Rila, Pirin and the western Rhodope Mountains. [1] [2]

Aquilegia aurea is herbaceous perennial plant growing in rocky Alpine meadows at altitudes of 1,800–2,300 m. It has light greenish yellow campanulate flowers and blooms in June and July. [2]

Citations

  1. "Plants of the World Online, Aquilegia aurea". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 "К. Stoyanov, Tsv. Raycheva, I. Cheshmedzhiev, Checklist of Native and Invasive Plants of Bulgaria. Aquilegia aurea". Academic Press of Agricultural University of Plovdiv. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

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