Aquilegia einseleana

Aquilegia einseleana, or Einsele's columbine, is a perennial species of plant in the family Ranunculaceae, endemic to the central and eastern Alps of Slovenia and small areas of Germany, Austria, and Italy.[2]

Aquilegia einseleana
Flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Aquilegia
Species:
A. einseleana
Binomial name
Aquilegia einseleana
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Aquilegia facchinii Schott ex Arcang.
    • Aquilegia pyrenaica var. einseleana (F.W.Schultz) F.W.Schultz
    • Aquilegia vulgaris var. einseleana (F.W.Schultz) Brühl
    • Aquilegia bauhini Schott
    • Aquilegia bauhini subsp. thalictrifolia (Schott & Kotschy) Nyman
    • Aquilegia bauhini var. thalictrifolia (Schott & Kotschy) F.W.Schultz ex Ces., Pass. & Gibelli
    • Aquilegia einseleana var. bauhini (Schott) Rapaics
    • Aquilegia einseleana f. intercedens Pamp.
    • Aquilegia einseleana subf. longiuscula F.Beer ex Dalla Torre
    • Aquilegia einseleana var. thalictrifolia (Schott & Kotschy) Rapaics
    • Aquilegia einseleana f. thalictrifolia (Schott & Kotschy) Skalińska
    • Aquilegia facchinii var. thalictrifolia (Schott & Kotschy) F.W.Schultz ex Arcang.
    • Aquilegia pyrenaica W.D.J.Koch
    • Aquilegia pyrenaica f. thalictrifolia (Schott & Kotschy) Fiori
    • Aquilegia pyrenaica var. thalictrifolia (Schott & Kotschy) Fiori & Paol.
    • Aquilegia thalictrifolia Schott & Kotschy
    • Aquilegia thalictrifolia f. cimarollii Pamp.
    • Aquilegia thalictrifolia f. intercedens (Pamp.) F.Beer ex Dalla Torre
    • Aquilegia thalictrifolia f. intermedia Pamp.
    • Aquilegia vestinae Pfenn. & D.M.Moser
    • Aquilegia viscosa Rchb.
    • Aquilegia vulgaris var. thalictrifolia (Schott & Kotschy) Brühl

Description

Aquilegia einseleana grows to 45cm.[3] It has blue-violet flowers which appear from May to September.[4]

Taxonomy

The species was described by the German botanist Friedrich Wilhelm Schultz (1804–1876) in 1848, and named after his friend Dr. August Max Einsele (1803–1870), a Bavarian physician and botanist.[5]

Distribution and habitat

Einsele's columbine grows in grassy and rocky limestone areas[3] at altitudes between 600m and 1800m.

References
  1. "Aquilegia einseleana F. W. Schultz". InfoFlora. 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  2. "Aquilegia einseleana F.W.Schultz". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  3. "Informationen zu Aquilegia einseleana F. W. Schultz, Kleinblütige Akelei". FloraWeb. 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  4. "Aquilegia einseleana". FloraVeg.eu. Vegetation Science Group and European Vegetation Survey. 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  5. Menhofer, Xaver (2017). "Dr. August Max Einsele (1803 – 1870)" (PDF). Zobodat. Retrieved 31 March 2024.


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