Biology:Aquilegia atrata

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Short description: European species of columbine

Aquilegia atrata
Schwarzviolette Akelei (Aquilegia atrata) 02.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Aquilegia
Species:
A. atrata
Binomial name
Aquilegia atrata
W.D.J.Koch[1]
Synonyms
  • Aquilegia atroviolacea Beck v. Mannagetta, G. (nom. illeg.)
  • Aquilegia vulgaris subsp. atrata (W.D.J.Koch) Nyman
  • Aquilegia vulgaris var. atroviolacea Avé-Lall.

Aquilegia atrata, the dark columbine, is a currently accepted species in the Aquilegia vulgaris complex. It is not genetically distinguishable from the other members of the complex.[2] As the common name suggests it typically, but not always, has dark flowers, either brown, purple or wine-colored.

Botanical illustration

References

  1. Flora 13:119. 1830
  2. Fior, Simone; Li, Mingai; Oxelman, Bengt; Viola, Roberto; Hodges, Scott A.; Ometto, Lino; Varotto, Claudio (2013). "Spatiotemporal reconstruction of the Aquilegia rapid radiation through next-generation sequencing of rapidly evolving cpDNA regions". New Phytologist 198 (2): 579–592. doi:10.1111/nph.12163. PMID 23379348. 

Wikidata ☰ Q149749 entry