Misplaced Pages

Aquilegia atrata

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
(Redirected from Dark columbine) European species of columbine

Aquilegia atrata
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
Synonyms
List
    • Aquilegia atroviolacea Beck (nom. superfl.)
    • Aquilegia vulgaris var. atrata (W.D.J.Koch) Baker (nom. illeg.)
    • Aquilegia vulgaris subsp. atrata (W.D.J.Koch) Nyman (nom. illeg.)
    • Aquilegia vulgaris var. nigricans Neilr. (nom. illeg.)
    • Aquilegia atrata var. major Erdner
    • Aquilegia atrata var. minor Erdner
    • Aquilegia atrata monstr. nigellastrum Murr
    • Aquilegia atrata var. salvatoriana (Chenevard) Munz
    • Aquilegia atrata var. stenosepala Regel
    • Aquilegia atroviolacea proles salvatoriana (Chenevard) Graebn. & P.Graebn.
    • Aquilegia vulgaris subsp. atrata Gaudin
    • Aquilegia vulgaris subsp. atroviolacea (Avé-Lall.) Rapaics
    • Aquilegia vulgaris var. atroviolacea Avé-Lall.
    • Aquilegia vulgaris var. cyanescens Borbás ex Hegi
    • Aquilegia vulgaris f. salvatoriana Chenevard
    • Aquilegia vulgaris var. salvatoriana (Chenevard) Schinz

Aquilegia atrata, the dark columbine, is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to the Alps and Apennine Mountains.

Botanical illustration

Description

As the common name suggests, the species typically, but not always, has dark flowers, either brown, purple or wine-colored. At around 60 cm (24 in) in height, it is smaller than the similar, but more widespread species Aquilegia vulgaris, with stamens protruding further from the flower.

Taxonomy

The specific name atrata is Latin for "blackened" or "darkened", referring to the dark-coloured flowers. It is a currently accepted species in the Aquilegia vulgaris complex, but is not genetically distinguishable from the other members of the complex.

Distribution and habitat

The species is native to mountainous areas of Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Slovakia, France, Italy, and Slovenia, and has been introduced to the Czech Republic and Russia (western Siberia). It grows in alpine and subalpine habitats in rocky limestone areas and beech, silver fir, and Scots pine forests.

Ecology

Aquilegia atrata flowers from June to July. The larvae of the columbine sawfly Pristiphora rufipes have been recorded feeding on the plant.

Conservation

Aquilegia atrata has not been evaluated for the IUCN Red List. It is fully protected in the Swiss cantons of Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, and Obwalden, and partially protected in Bern and St. Gallen.

References

  1. ^ "Aquilegia". IUCN Red List. 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  2. "Aquilegia atrata W.D.J.Koch". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  3. "Aquilegia atrata". RHS. Royal Horticultural Society. 2024. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "Aquilegia atrata W. D. J. Koch". Info Flora. 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  5. 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. Bibcode:2013NewPh.198..579F. doi:10.1111/nph.12163. PMID 23379348.
  6. "Aquilegia atrata Koch". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Aquilegia atrata Koch". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. GBIF Secretariat. 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  8. Byalt, V. V.; Egorov, A. A.; Pismarkina, E. V.; Galanina, O. V. (February 2020). "Additions to the flora of northern Asia: alien vascular plant records in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District (Russia)". Check List. 16 (1): 137–153. doi:10.15560/16.1.137.
  9. Liston, A. D. (28 January 2011). "New hostplant records for European sawflies (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae)". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 146: 189–193.

External links

Taxon identifiers
Aquilegia atrata
Categories: