Aquilegia eximia Van Houtte ex Planch.

Van houtte's columbine (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Aquilegia

Characteristics

Stems 50-100 cm. Basal leaves 2-3×-ternately compound, 15-35 cm, much shorter than stems; leaflets green adaxially, to 10-48 mm, somewhat viscid; primary petiolules 21-90 mm (leaflets not crowded), glandular-pubescent. Flowers nodding; sepals perpendicular to floral axis, red, lance-ovate, 15-28 × 5-10 mm, apex narrowly acute or acuminate; petals: spurs red, straight, ± parallel, 18-32 mm, stout, abruptly narrowed near middle, mouth yellow, cut obliquely backward from insertion, blade thus absent; stamens 17-30 mm. Follicles 15-25 mm; beak 12-20 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
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Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
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Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
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Images

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Distribution

Aquilegia eximia world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:708880-1
WFO ID wfo-0000541306
COL ID FZR5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Aquilegia eximia Aquilegia fontinalis Aquilegia adiantoides Aquilegia tracyi