| Aquilegia hirsutissima | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Aquilegia |
| Species: | A. hirsutissima |
| Binomial name | |
| Aquilegia hirsutissima | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Aquilegia hirsutissima is a perennial flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to France [1] and Spain. [2]
Aquilegia hirsutissima is a perennial herb growing to 10–20 cm (3.9–7.9 in) tall. It has a thick, woody taproot with many stems which are woody at the base and covered with dead leaf stalks from previous years' growth. The stems and leaves are very bristly with glandular hairs, slightly sticky to the touch. The leaves are smooth underneath but hairy and green on the upper surface, with three wedge-shaped and slightly overlapping leaflets with short stalks. The flowers are small, pale azure-blue, and bristly, with pointed sepals turning paler towards the end, and rounded petals with a small notch on the edge and a slightly curved nectar spur. The anthers are sulphur-yellow. [3]
Aquilegia hirsutissima was described in 1882 (published 1884) by the French botanist Charles Henri Gariod, expanding a brief description by Édouard Timbal-Lagrave. It is considered a subspecies hirsutissima of Aquilegia viscosa by some sources [2] but generally accepted as a separate species. [1] [4]
The specific epithet hirsutissima means "very hairy, hairiest" in Latin, referring to the plentiful hairs on the stems, leaves, and flowers. [5]
Aquilegia hirsutissima is native to southern France and northeastern Spain, [2] where it grows in dry limestone environments, especially on north-facing slopes. [3]
As of January 2025 [update] , the species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List. [6]
Aquilegia hirsutissima flowers from late May to June. [3]
Aquilegia is a genus of about 130 species of perennial plants that are found in meadows, woodlands, and at higher elevations throughout the Northern Hemisphere, known for the spurred petals of their flowers.
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Aquilegia nuragica, commonly called Nuragica columbine, is a perennial flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae. It is endemic to Italy, in a single canyon in the Supramonte mountain range on the island of Sardinia.
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Felicia mossamedensis or yellow felicia is a well-branched, roughly hairy, annual or perennial plant of up to 30 cm (1 ft) high, assigned to the family Asteraceae. It has alternately arranged, seated, flat to slightly succulent, broad-based, entire, blunt tipped leaves. The flower heads sit individually on top of a stalk of up to 8 cm (3 in) long, have an involucre of three whorls of bracts, many yellow ray florets and many yellow disk florets. It can be found in southern Africa, in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana, Eswatini, South Africa and on the coast of Angola.
Aquilegia apuana is a perennial flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, endemic to central Italy.
Aquilegia aragonensis is a perennial flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, endemic to northern Spain.
Aquilegia ballii is a perennial flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, endemic to Morocco.
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