Aquilegia lactiflora

Aquilegia lactiflora
	Preserved specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Genus:	Aquilegia
Species:	A. lactiflora
Binomial name
	Aquilegia lactiflora; Kar. & Kir.
Synonyms
	List Aquilegia vulgaris subsp. lactiflora (Kar. & Kir.) Brühl; Aquilegia coelestis Fed.; Aquilegia darwazii Korsh.; Aquilegia lactiflora var. dichroantha Fisch. & C.A.Mey.; Aquilegia lactiflora var. leucantha Fisch. & C.A.Mey.; Aquilegia moorcroftiana var. lactiflora Korsh.; ;

Aquilegia lactiflora is a perennial species of plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to Central Asia and the Himalayas.^[1]

Description

Aquilegia lactiflora is 40–80cm tall^[2] and has white, cream, or greenish-white flowers with the petals bent outwards and the stamens extending beyond them,^[3] and white sepals.^[4] It flowers between May^[4] and August.^[2]

Taxonomy

The specific name lactiflora, "milk-flower", refers to the pale colour of the petals and sepals of the plant.

Distribution and habitat

The species is native to Central Asia and the Himalayas, recorded in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan,^[1] northwest Xinjiang,^[2] and in Jammu and Kashmir in India.^[3] It grows in shaded rocky habitats^[4] and grassy slopes.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Aquilegia lactiflora". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Dezhi, Fu; Robinson, Orbélia R. "Aquilegia lactiflora". Flora of China. Vol. 6 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
^ ^a ^b Erst, A. S.; Pendry, C. A.; Erst, T. V.; Ikeda, H.; Xiang, K.; Wang, W. (2020). "Two new taxa and one new record of Aquilegia (Ranunculaceae) from India and Pakistan". Phytotaxa. 439 (2): 108–118. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.439.2.1.
^ ^a ^b ^c Karelin, G. S.; Kirilov, I. P. (1841). "Enumeratio Plantorum Anno 1840 in Regionalibus Altaicis et Confinibus Collectarum" [Enumeration of Plants Collected in 1840 in the Altaic Regions and Borders]. Bulletin de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou (in Latin). 14: 374.

[POWO-1] "Aquilegia lactiflora". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

[eFloras-2] Dezhi, Fu; Robinson, Orbélia R. "Aquilegia lactiflora". Flora of China. Vol. 6 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

[Erst-2020-3] Erst, A. S.; Pendry, C. A.; Erst, T. V.; Ikeda, H.; Xiang, K.; Wang, W. (2020). "Two new taxa and one new record of Aquilegia (Ranunculaceae) from India and Pakistan". Phytotaxa. 439 (2): 108–118. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.439.2.1.

[Karelin-1841-4] Karelin, G. S.; Kirilov, I. P. (1841). "Enumeratio Plantorum Anno 1840 in Regionalibus Altaicis et Confinibus Collectarum" [Enumeration of Plants Collected in 1840 in the Altaic Regions and Borders]. Bulletin de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou (in Latin). 14: 374.

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