Aquilegia chaplinei |
Aquilegia elegantula |
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Chaplin's golden columbine |
shooting-star columbine, western red columbine |
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Stems | 20-50 cm. |
10-60 cm. |
Basal leaves | 2-3x-ternately compound, 7-25 cm, much shorter than stems; leaflets to 9-19 mm, not viscid, sometimes glaucous adaxially; primary petiolules to 10-95 mm (leaflets not crowded), glabrous or sparsely pilose. |
2x-ternately compound, 15-30 cm, usually shorter than stems; leaflets green adaxially, to 11-33 mm, not viscid; primary petiolules 17-58 mm (leaflets not crowded), glabrous or pilose. |
Flowers | suberect to inclined; sepals perpendicular to floral axis, pale yellow, broadly lanceolate, 9-19 × 4-6 mm, apex obtuse to acuminate; petals: spurs yellow, straight, ± parallel or divergent, 30-40 mm, slender, evenly tapered from base, blades pale yellow, oblong, 7-14 × 5-6 mm; stamens 10-19 mm. |
pendent; sepals erect, red proximally, yellow-green distally, elliptic-ovate, 7-11 × 4-5 mm, apex rounded to acute; petals: spurs red, straight, ± parallel, 16-23 mm, stout (at least proximally), abruptly narrowed near middle, blades yellow-green, oblong or rounded, 6-8 × 3-4 mm; stamens 8-14 mm. |
Follicles | 18-22 mm; beak 15-18 mm. |
13-20 mm; beak 13-15 mm. |
Aquilegia chaplinei |
Aquilegia elegantula |
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Phenology | Flowering summer (Jul–Aug). | Flowering spring–summer (May–Jul). |
Habitat | Rocky places in canyons, mostly along streams | Moist coniferous forests, especially along streams |
Elevation | 1900 m (6200 ft) | 1500-3500 m (4900-11500 ft) |
Distribution |
NM; TX
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AZ; CO; NM; UT; n Mexico
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Discussion | Of conservation concern. Aquilegia chaplinei is endemic to the Guadalupe Mountains. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 3. | FNA vol. 3. |
Parent taxa | Ranunculaceae > Aquilegia | Ranunculaceae > Aquilegia |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | A. chrysantha var. chaplinei | |
Name authority | Standley ex Payson: Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 156-157. (1918) | Greene: Pittonia 4: 14-15. (1899) |
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