| Aquilegia desolaticola | |
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| Specimen collected in 2008 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Aquilegia |
| Species: | A. desolaticola |
| Binomial name | |
| Aquilegia desolaticola S.L.Welsh & N.D.Atwood | |
Aquilegia desolaticola, the desolation columbine [2] or Desolation Canyon columbine, [1] is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, endemic to Utah. [3]
Aquilegia desolaticola grows to between 40 and 60 centimeters (1.3 and 2.0 ft) in height, with smooth or downy stems forming large clumps. The basal leaves are 15–35 cm (5.9–13.8 in) long, smooth, and biternate. The plant produces one or more nodding golden-yellow flowers which may have a bluish or pinkish tinge and measure 7–10 mm in length, with the stamens protruding by another 7–12 mm. The flower spurs are yellow and measure 2.5–3.5 cm (1.0–1.4 in). [4]
Although closely resembling the golden columbine Aquilegia chrysantha , this species is probably most closely related to Aquilegia barnebyi . [4] It is part of a clade containing all the North American species of columbines that likely split from their closest relatives in East Asia in the mid-Pliocene, approximately 3.84 million years ago. [5]
The specific epithet desolaticola is taken from from the plant's habitat, Desolation Canyon. [6]
Aquilegia desolaticola is endemic to Utah and only known from the remote Desolation Canyon on the Green River. [6] It inhabits seeps and adjacent most sandy soils in the Peace River Formation at altitudes of 1,300–1,350 meters (4,300–4,400 ft). [4]
As of November 2024 [update] , NatureServe listed Aquilegia desolaticola as Imperiled (G2). This status was last reviewed on 18 April 2019. NatureServe notes that its habitat is isolated from people and livestock, limiting the threat to the species. [1]
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Aquilegia grata is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, endemic to the northwestern Balkans.
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Aquilegia eximia, the serpentine columbine or Van Houtte's columbine, is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, endemic to California.
Aquilegia flavescens, the yellow columbine, is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to the Rocky Mountains of the United States and Canada.
Aquilegia elegantula, the western red columbine, is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
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Aquilegia micrantha var. grahamii, common name Graham's columbine, is a variety of perennial flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, endemic to Utah in the United States.
Aquilegia longissima, the long-spur columbine or long-spurred columbine, is a rare perennial flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae that is native to northern Mexico, Texas, and Arizona.
Aquilegia olympica is a perennial flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to Turkey, Iran, and the Caucasus.
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Aquilegia ecalcarata, the spurless columbine or false columbine, is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to central China.
Aquilegia desertorum, the desert columbine, is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to the southwestern United States.
Aquilegia incurvata, or the Qinling columbine (秦岭耧斗菜), is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, endemic to the Qinling mountain range in China.
Aquilegia micrantha, the Mancos columbine or Bluff City columbine, is a perennial species of plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to Utah, Colorado, and Arizona.
