Aquilegia karatavica
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| Aquilegia karatavica | |
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| Preserved Aquilegia karatavica specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Aquilegia |
| Species: | A. karatavica |
| Binomial name | |
| Aquilegia karatavica Mikeschin | |
Aquilegia karatavica is a perennial species of plant in the family Ranunculaceae, endemic to Kazakhstan.[1]
Description[edit]
The species is 15–20cm tall, occasionally up to 30cm, with fragrant blue petals.[2]
Taxonomy[edit]
Aquilegia karatavica was described by the Soviet botanist Georgij Vladimirovic Mikeschin (1911–1965)[3] in 1947, from the type specimen which he collected in 1936 and is now held in Moscow State University.[2]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
The species is endemic to the Karatau Mountains (from which the specific name karatavica is taken) of southern Kazakhstan, on north-facing rocky slopes at altitudes of around 1300m.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Aquilegia karatavica". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ a b c Mikeschin, G. V. (1947). "Новый вид аквилегии из Сырдарьинского Каратау" [A new type of aquilegia from Syrdarya Karatau]. Бюллетинь Московского Общества Испытателей Природы (in Russian). 52 (4): 87–88. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ "Index of Botanists". Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries. Harvard University. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
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