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{{Short description|Californian endemic species of columbine}} |
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'''''Aquilegia pubescens''''' is a high-altitude species of [[Aquilegia|columbine]] known by the common names '''Sierra columbine''', '''alpine columbine''' and '''Coville's columbine'''. Its flowers are large and usually a creamy white. |
'''''Aquilegia pubescens''''' is a high-altitude species of [[Aquilegia|columbine]] known by the common names '''Sierra columbine''', '''alpine columbine''' and '''Coville's columbine'''. Its flowers are large and usually a creamy white. |
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==Distribution== |
==Distribution and habitat== |
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This wildflower is [[Endemism|endemic]] to California, where it is a resident of the [[Sierra Nevada |
This wildflower is [[Endemism|endemic]] to California, where it is a resident of the [[Sierra Nevada|High Sierra]]. It is found in [[Alpine climate|alpine]] and [[subalpine]] climates, often on open, rocky slopes, between 8,000 and 12,000 ft.<ref name="Jepson">{{cite book|isbn=9780520253124 |author=Bruce G. Baldwin|display-authors=et al |edition=2nd |year=2012 |title=The Jepson Manual, Vascular Plants of California |publisher=University of California Press}}</ref> |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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==Hybrids== |
==Hybrids== |
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''Aquilegia pubescens'' |
''Aquilegia pubescens'' can hybridize with the lower-elevation [[Aquilegia formosa]] (crimson columbine) where their ranges overlap. This produces flowers with intermediate color, spur length, and orientation, as shown in the transition-series image, providing a change also in pollinator species: hawkmoths for ''A. pubescens'' and hummingbirds for ''A. formosa''.<ref name=Wenk>{{cite book|isbn=9780899977386 |author=Elizabeth Wenk |year=2015 |title=Wildflowers of the High Sierra and John Muir Trail |publisher=Wilderness Press}}</ref> |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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[[Category:Aquilegia|pubescens]] |
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[[Category:Endemic flora of California]] |
[[Category:Endemic flora of California]] |
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[[Category:Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)]] |
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[[Category:Alpine flora]] |
[[Category:Alpine flora]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:07, 31 December 2023
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Aquilegia |
| Species: | A. pubescens
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Aquilegia pubescens is a high-altitude species of columbine known by the common names Sierra columbine, alpine columbine and Coville's columbine. Its flowers are large and usually a creamy white.
Distribution and habitat[edit]
This wildflower is endemic to California, where it is a resident of the High Sierra. It is found in alpine and subalpine climates, often on open, rocky slopes, between 8,000 and 12,000 ft.[2]
Description[edit]
This leafy columbine rarely reaches half a meter-1.5 feet in height. The showy flowers are erect or spreading, rather than drooping. The characteristic spurs may be up to 5 centimeters long and the flowers up to 5 cm wide. The sepals (outer ring) and the petals (inner, with spurs) are generally cream or white, less often pink or yellow. The round, fused mouth protrudes, enclosing a cluster of long yellow stamens.[2]
Hybrids[edit]
Aquilegia pubescens can hybridize with the lower-elevation Aquilegia formosa (crimson columbine) where their ranges overlap. This produces flowers with intermediate color, spur length, and orientation, as shown in the transition-series image, providing a change also in pollinator species: hawkmoths for A. pubescens and hummingbirds for A. formosa.[3]
Gallery[edit]
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Aquilegia pubescens flower, full-face -
Aquilegia pubescens bud & flowers -
An unusual Aquilegia pubescens at Red Butte Gardens
References[edit]
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer - Aquilegia pubescens". NatureServe Explorer Aquilegia pubescens. NatureServe. 2022-05-30. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ a b Bruce G. Baldwin; et al. (2012). The Jepson Manual, Vascular Plants of California (2nd ed.). University of California Press. ISBN 9780520253124.
- ^ Elizabeth Wenk (2015). Wildflowers of the High Sierra and John Muir Trail. Wilderness Press. ISBN 9780899977386.