familyRanunculaceae
genusAquilegia
speciesAquilegia coerulea
varietyAquilegia coerulea var. alpina

Aquilegia coerulea var. alpina

A. Nelson

Wyoming Agaric. Exp. Sta. Bull. 28: 78. 1896.

Alan T. Whittemore
Conservation concernEndemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Leaves 1-2×-ternately compound. Flowers: sepals pale blue, 26-36 mm; petals: spurs 28-36 mm, blades 13-17 mm; stamens 13-15 mm.


Phenology: Flowering summer (Jun–Aug).
Habitat: Open rocky slopes
Elevation: 2100-3500 m

Distribution

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Wyo.

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Anther dehiscence
dehiscing +
Apex shape
obtuse +  and acute or acuminate +
Author
Alan T. Whittemore +
Authority
A. Nelson +
Basal leaf architecture
compound +
Basal leaf height or length or size
much shorter +
Basal leaf some measurement
9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br /> (37 cm370 mm <br />0.37 m <br />) +
Base shape
cuneate +, truncate +  and cordate +
Beak course
straight +
Beak position or structure subtype
terminal +
Beak presence
absent +
Beak some measurement
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Blade coloration
white +
Blade length
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (2.8 cm28 mm <br />0.028 m <br />) +
Blade shape
spatulate;oblong +
Blade some measurement
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br />) +
Blade width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
Bract architecture or shape
leaflike +
Bracteole architecture
sepaloid +
Bracteole presence
absent +
Capsule arrangement
aggregated +
Capsule shape
globose;cylindric +
Cauline leaf arrangement
alternate +
Cyme architecture
1-10-flowered +
Cyme some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Distal leaf architecture
sessile +
Distribution
Wyo. +
Elevation
2100-3500 m +
Embryo size
small +
Endosperm quantity
abundant +
Filament shape
filiform +
Flower architecture
1-10-flowered +
Flower architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower orientation
erect +
Flower prominence
showy +  and inconspicuous +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Flower some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Follicle some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Fruit quantity
5 +
Fruits follicle architecture
sessile +  and aggregate +
Fruits follicle shape
cylindric +
Habitat
Open rocky slopes +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Inflorescence position
axillary +  and terminal +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Leaf-blade architecture
compound +
Leaf-blade architecture or shape
undivided +
Leaf-blade shape
divided +
Leaf architecture
compound +
Leaf arrangement
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
Leaf position
cauline +  and basal +
Leaflet atypical some measurement
4.2 cm42 mm <br />0.042 m <br /> (6.1 cm61 mm <br />0.061 m <br />) +
Leaflet coating
not viscid +
Leaflet coloration
green +
Leaflet shape
parted +  and lobed +
Leaflet some measurement
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (4.2 cm42 mm <br />0.042 m <br />) +
Margin architecture
palmate +  and pinnate +
Margin shape
crenate +
Nectary presence
absent +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovule quantity
many +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal coloration
white +  and blue yellow or red +
Petal fusion
distinct +
Petal prominence
conspicuous +
Petal quantity
5 +
Petal shape
oblong +  and rounded or spatulate +
Petal size
reduced +
Petal some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Petiole architecture or shape
sheathing +
Petiole presence
absent +
Phenology
Flowering summer (Jun–Aug). +
Pistil architecture
simple +
Pistil quantity
5 +  and 10 +
Primary petiolule atypical some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Primary petiolule pubescence
pilose +  and glabrous +
Primary petiolule some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
Proximal leaf architecture
petiolate +
Publication title
Wyoming Agaric. Exp. Sta. Bull. +
Publication year
1896 +
Reference
None +
Seed architecture
not arillate +  and stalked +
Seed architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Seed coloration
black +
Seed quantity
1;many +
Seed shape
obovoid +
Sepal architecture
petaloid +
Sepal architecture or shape
spurred +
Sepal arrangement
imbricate +
Sepal atypical quantity
6 (20) +
Sepal coloration
pale blue +
Sepal duration
not persistent +
Sepal fusion
distinct +
Sepal length
? (?) +
Sepal orientation
perpendicular +
Sepal quantity
3 +  and 6 +
Sepal shape
elliptic-ovate +  and lanceovate +
Sepal some measurement
2.6 cm26 mm <br />0.026 m <br /> (3.6 cm36 mm <br />0.036 m <br />) +
Sepal width
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (2.3 cm23 mm <br />0.023 m <br />) +
Side architecture
veined +
Slender rhizome texture
woody +
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Special status
Conservation concern +  and Endemic +
Spur arrangement
divergent +  and parallel +
Spur coloration
pink +, blue +  and white +
Spur course
straight +
Spur orientation
backward-pointing +
Spur shape
tapered +
Spur size
slender +
Spur some measurement
2.8 cm28 mm <br />0.028 m <br /> (3.6 cm36 mm <br />0.036 m <br />) +
Stamen fusion
distinct +
Stamen quantity
many +
Stamen some measurement
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Staminode presence
absent +
Staminode shape
scale-like +
Stem architecture
unarmed +
Stem some measurement
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (80 cm800 mm <br />0.8 m <br />) +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style duration
persistent +
Style presence
absent +
Taxon family
Ranunculaceae +
Taxon name
Aquilegia coerulea var. alpina +
Taxon parent
Aquilegia coerulea +
Taxon rank
variety +
Tip size
enlarged +
Volume
Volume 3 +
Whole organism architecture
rhizomatous +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
herb +
Whole organism position
low +
Whole organism texture
herbaceous +  and woody +
X chromosome quantity
7 +