Aquilegia coerulea
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Aquilegia |
| Species: | A. coerulea
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| Aquilegia coerulea | |
Aquilegia coerulea, the Colorado blue columbine, is a
The Latin specific name coerulea (or caerulea) means "sky blue".[3]
Sequencing of the genome of this species has advanced the study of the evolution of basal eudicots.[4][5]
Description
It is a
apical meristem.[6] The flowers are very variable in color, from pale blue (as in the species name coerulea) to white, pale yellow and pinkish; very commonly the flowers are bicolored, with the sepals a different shade to the petals. They consist of five petals, five sepals and an ovary surrounded by 50 to 130 stamens. Five long spurs hang below the calyx and contain nectar at their tips, accessible only to hawkmoths. In addition to hawkmoths, pollinators for this flower include bumble-bees, solitary bees and syrphid flies.[7] Its native habitats include moist woods and open mountain meadows.[8]
Distribution
It is native to Colorado, south eastern Idaho, southern Montana, Wyoming, northern New Mexico, and Utah.[9]
Cultivation
Aquilegia coerulea is used as an ornamental plant in gardens. Its natural variability is exploited in the selection of numerous
Cultivars
include 'Origami'
[10] and 'Crimson Star'.
Gallery
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Yellow-p color variant -
cv. 'Crimson Star' in visible light, UV (showing nectar guides), and IR.
References
- ^ NatureServe (2023). "Aquilegia caerulea Colorado Columbine". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "State Flower". State of Colorado. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ISBN 978-1845337315.
- PMID 30325307.
- PMID 31779695.
- PMID 23294330.
- PMID 19414518.
- ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ^ "Aquilegia coerulea". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
- ^ Trim Tree Nursery: Aquilegia caerulea 'Origami Mix'
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aquilegia coerulea.
- Photos of "Aquilegia coerulea". SW Colorado Wildflowers.
- Colorado state flower
- Aquilegia coerulea Genome sequencing
- "Aquilegia coerulea". Plants for a Future.
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