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Aquilegia atrovinosa

(Aquilegia atrovinosa)

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Description

Aquilegia (common names: granny's bonnet, columbine) is a genus of about 60–70 species of perennial plants that are found in meadows, woodlands, and at higher altitudes throughout the Northern Hemisphere, known for the spurred petals of their flowers. The leaves of this plant are compound and the flowers contain five sepals, five petals and five pistils. The fruit is a follicle which holds many seeds and is formed at the end of the pistils. Underneath the flower are spurs which contain nectar, mainly consumed by long-beaked birds such as hummingbirds. Aquilegia atrovinosa is a ranuncle plant species described by M. Pop. and Gamajun .. Aquilegia atrovinosa is part of the genus aklejor , and the family ranuncle plants. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Ranunculales
Family:Ranunculaceae
Genus:Aquilegia
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