familyRanunculaceae
genusAquilegia
speciesAquilegia jonesii

Aquilegia jonesii

Parry

Amer. Naturalist 8: 211. 1874.

Alan T. Whittemore
EndemicIllustrated
Synonyms: Aquilegia jonesii var. elatior Boothman
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 3.5-12 cm. Basal leaves 1-2×-ternately compound, 2.5-10 cm, not much shorter than stems; leaflets to 3-12 mm, not viscid, glaucous on both sides; primary petiolules 1-10 mm (leaflets very crowded), pilose. Flowers usually erect; sepals divergent from floral axis, blue or purple, oblongelliptic, 15-22 × 6-10 mm, apex acute to obtuse; petals: spurs blue, straight, ± parallel, 8-15 mm, stout (at least proximally), evenly tapered from base, blades blue, oblong to spatulate, 8-13 × 5-6 mm; stamens 9-14 mm. Follicles 14-22 mm; beak 8-12 mm. 2n = 14.


Phenology: Flowering summer (Jun–Jul).
Habitat: Rocky places in limestone areas, usually subalpine
Elevation: 1800-3400 m

Distribution

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Alta., Mont., Wyo.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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2n chromosome quantity
14 +
Anther dehiscence
dehiscing +
Apex shape
acute +  and obtuse +
Author
Alan T. Whittemore +
Authority
Parry +
Basal leaf architecture
compound +
Basal leaf height or length or size
not much shorter +
Basal leaf some measurement
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 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
blue +
Blade length
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
Blade shape
oblong;spatulate +
Blade width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 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
Alta. +, Mont. +  and Wyo. +
Elevation
1800-3400 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
1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br /> (2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br />) +
Fruit quantity
5 +
Fruits follicle architecture
sessile +  and aggregate +
Fruits follicle shape
cylindric +
Habitat
Rocky places in limestone areas, usually subalpine +
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 pubescence
glaucous +
Leaflet shape
parted +  and lobed +
Leaflet some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 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–Jul). +
Pistil architecture
simple +
Pistil quantity
5 +  and 10 +
Primary petiolule pubescence
pilose +
Primary petiolule some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Proximal leaf architecture
petiolate +
Publication title
Amer. Naturalist +
Publication year
1874 +
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
divergent +
Sepal atypical quantity
6 (20) +
Sepal coloration
purple;blue +
Sepal duration
not persistent +
Sepal fusion
distinct +
Sepal length
? (?) +
Sepal quantity
3 +  and 6 +
Sepal shape
oblongelliptic +
Sepal some measurement
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (5.1 cm51 mm <br />0.051 m <br />) +
Sepal width
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 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
blue +
Spur course
straight +
Spur fragility or size
stout +
Spur orientation
backward-pointing +
Spur shape
tapered +
Spur some measurement
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Stamen fusion
distinct +
Stamen quantity
many +
Stamen some measurement
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
Staminode presence
absent +
Staminode shape
scale-like +
Stem architecture
unarmed +
Stem some measurement
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style duration
persistent +
Style presence
absent +
Synonyms
Aquilegia jonesii var. elatior +
Taxon family
Ranunculaceae +
Taxon name
Aquilegia jonesii +
Taxon parent
Aquilegia +
Taxon rank
species +
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 +