Aquilegia moorcroftiana Royle

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Aquilegia

Characteristics

Stems 20--40 cm tall, glandular pubescent. Basal leaves few, 2-ternate; petiole 6--10 cm; leaf blade abaxially sparsely pubescent to subglabrous, adaxially glabrous; lateral leaflets obliquely ovate, unequally 2-lobed; central leaflet broadly obovate to flabellate, 1.5--2 × 1.5--2.8 cm, 3-parted and segments with 2 or 3 obtuse teeth. Stem leaves several. Inflorescences cymose, 2-to several flowered; bracts linear, ca. 5 mm. Flowers usually pendulous, ca. 3.5 cm in diam. Pedicel 1.8--2.5 cm. Sepals blue or bluish purple, nearly spreading, narrowly ovate, 1.4--2.1 × 0.6--1 cm. Petals yellow to yellow tinged with blue, erect, broadly obovate, 1--1.3 cm; spur 1.3--1.9 cm, straight. Stamens slightly longer than or nearly as long as petals; anthers yellow, oblong, 1--1.5 mm. Staminodes lanceolate, 6--6.5 mm. Pistils 5 or 6, white villous. Follicles 1.6--2.4 cm; persistent styles 7--10 mm. Seeds ca. 1.7 mm. Fl. Jun--Jul, fr. Jul--Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.4
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

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Therapeutic use Asthma (flower)
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Cultivation

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

Aquilegia moorcroftiana world distribution map, present in China, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Tajikistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20008195-1
WFO ID wfo-0000541454
COL ID FZTM
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Synonyms

Aquilegia subaphylla Aquilegia moorcroftiana Aquilegia wallichiana Aquilegia kanaoriensis Aquilegia fragrans var. kanaoriensis Aquilegia vulgaris var. kanaoriensis Aquilegia vulgaris subsp. moorcroftiana Aquilegia vulgaris var. subaphylla Aquilegia vulgaris var. wallichiana Aquilegia vulgaris var. moorcroftiana Aquilegia moorensteniana Aquilegia moorcroftiana var. moorcroftiana

Lower taxons

Aquilegia moorcroftiana var. afghanica