Aquilegia alpina L.

Ancolie des alpes (fr), Cornette des Alpes (fr), Ancolie des Alpes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Aquilegia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.425-0.725m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.43 - 0.73
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity 2-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity toxic (seed), toxic (whole)
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Aquilegia alpina habit picture by Judicaël CASTAGNET (cc-by-sa)
Aquilegia alpina habit picture by Stéphane Bonhomme (cc-by-sa)
Aquilegia alpina habit picture by Jean-Marie Frenoux (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Aquilegia alpina leaf picture by Evelyne Marazzato (cc-by-sa)
Aquilegia alpina leaf picture by Jean Ciroux (cc-by-sa)
Aquilegia alpina leaf picture by Camilla Crifò (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Aquilegia alpina flower picture by Sonia Faure (cc-by-sa)
Aquilegia alpina flower picture by Maryline Mouraud (cc-by-sa)
Aquilegia alpina flower picture by serge brelit (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Aquilegia alpina fruit picture by mariecar (cc-by-sa)
Aquilegia alpina fruit picture by Alaskaa (cc-by-sa)
Aquilegia alpina fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Aquilegia alpina world distribution map, present in Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, and Liechtenstein

Conservation status

Aquilegia alpina threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:708794-1
WFO ID wfo-0000541113
COL ID FZNQ
BDTFX ID 5700
INPN ID 83240
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Aquilegia reuteriana Aquilegia montana Aquilegia alpina f. gracilis Aquilegia alpina var. minor Aquilegia vulgaris subsp. alpina Aquilegia alpina