familyRanunculaceae
genusAquilegia
speciesAquilegia formosa
varietyAquilegia formosa var. truncata

Aquilegia formosa var. truncata

(Fischer & Meyer) Baker

Gard. Chron., ser. 2, 10: 111. 1878.

Alan T. Whittemore
EndemicIllustrated
Basionym: Aquilegia truncata Fischer & Meyer in F. E. L. von Fischer et al., Index Sem. Hort. Petrop. 9, suppl.: 8. 1844
Synonyms: Aquilegia formosa var. pauciflora (Greene) Munz
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
Please click on the illustration for a higher resolution version.
Illustrator: John Myers

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Stems and petioles glabrous or sparsely pilose, not viscid. Flowers: sepals 10-20 mm, 0.7-1.1 times as long as spurs; petal blades 0-3 mm. 2n = 14.


Phenology: Flowering spring–summer (Apr–Aug).
Habitat: Mesic woods or shrublands
Elevation: 0-3500 m

Distribution

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Calif., Nev., Oreg.

Discussion

Aquilegia formosa var. truncata replaces A. formosa var. formosa from the Sierra Nevada westward. The two varieties intergrade where they come together.

The common form of Aquilegia formosa var. truncata is 50-100 cm, with well-developed stem leaves. Montane forms with short stems and very small stem leaves are often separated as A. formosa var. pauciflora. Similar dwarf montane races with the floral characters of A. formosa var. formosa occur in the Pacific Northwest; these have never been separated taxonomically.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"-1.1timesaslongasspurs" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

... more about "Aquilegia formosa var. truncata"
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2n chromosome quantity
14 +
Anther dehiscence
dehiscing +
Apex shape
broadly acute +  and acuminate +
Author
Alan T. Whittemore +
Authority
(Fischer & Meyer) Baker +
Basal leaf architecture
compound +
Basal leaf height or length or size
much shorter +
Basal leaf some measurement
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
Base shape
cuneate +, truncate +  and cordate +
Basionyms
Aquilegia truncata +
Beak course
straight +
Beak position or structure subtype
terminal +
Beak presence
absent +
Beak some measurement
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Blade coloration
yellow +
Blade length
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Blade prominence
obsolete +
Blade shape
rounded;oblong +
Blade width
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 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
Calif. +, Nev. +  and Oreg. +
Elevation
0-3500 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
nodding +  and pendent +
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 atypical some measurement
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (2.9 cm29 mm <br />0.029 m <br />) +
Follicle some measurement
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Fruit quantity
5 +
Fruits follicle architecture
sessile +  and aggregate +
Fruits follicle shape
cylindric +
Habitat
Mesic woods or shrublands +
Illustration
Present +
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 +  and simple +
Leaf arrangement
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
Leaf position
cauline +  and basal +
Leaflet coating
not viscid +
Leaflet coloration
green +
Leaflet shape
parted +  and lobed +
Leaflet some measurement
1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br /> (6.8 cm68 mm <br />0.068 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 blade some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
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 coating
not viscid +
Petiole presence
absent +
Petiole pubescence
pilose;glabrous +
Phenology
Flowering spring–summer (Apr–Aug). +
Pistil architecture
simple +
Pistil quantity
5 +  and 10 +
Primary petiolule pubescence
pilose +  and glabrous +
Primary petiolule some measurement
1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br /> (9.5 cm95 mm <br />0.095 m <br />) +
Proximal leaf architecture
petiolate +
Publication title
Gard. Chron., ser. +
Publication year
1878 +
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
red +
Sepal duration
not persistent +
Sepal fusion
distinct +
Sepal orientation
perpendicular +
Sepal quantity
3 +  and 6 +
Sepal shape
elliptic +  and lanceolate +
Sepal some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Sepal width
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
Side architecture
veined +
Slender rhizome texture
woody +
Source xml
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Special status
Endemic +  and Illustrated +
Spur arrangement
parallel +
Spur coloration
red +
Spur course
straight +
Spur fragility or size
stout +
Spur orientation
backward-pointing +
Spur shape
narrowed +
Spur some measurement
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (2.1 cm21 mm <br />0.021 m <br />) +
Stamen fusion
distinct +
Stamen quantity
many +
Stamen some measurement
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br />) +
Staminode presence
absent +
Staminode shape
scale-like +
Stem architecture
unarmed +
Stem atypical some measurement
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Stem coating
not viscid +
Stem pubescence
pilose +  and glabrous +
Stem some measurement
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br />) +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style duration
persistent +
Style presence
absent +
Synonyms
Aquilegia formosa var. pauciflora +
Taxon family
Ranunculaceae +
Taxon name
Aquilegia formosa var. truncata +
Taxon parent
Aquilegia formosa +
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 +