Aquilegia champagnatii
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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. champagnatii
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| Aquilegia champagnatii | |
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| Distribution of Aquilegia champagnatii in Italy | |
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Aquilegia champagnatii is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to Italy.[2]
Description
[edit]Aquilegia champagnatii grows to 30–40 cm (12–16 in) tall and has large, nodding, pale blue flowers with curved spurs. The basal leaves can be smooth or hairy and are biternate in form. The rhizome is slender and creeping, with notable remnants of previous seasons' leaves.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]Aquilegia champagnatii is part of the Aquilegia olympica aggregate, together with Aquilegia olympica itself, Aquilegia dinarica, and Aquilegia ottonis.[3]
Etymology
[edit]The specific epithet champagnatii honours the French Catholic priest Marcellin Champagnat, founder of the Marist Brothers of whom Benito Moraldo (1938–2023), who described the species, was a member.[4] It was chosen as the first specimen of the plant was found on the 25th anniversary of Champagnat's beatification.[5]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species is endemic to the Monti Picentini and Monte Faito[5] in Campania in southern Italy, where it was first identified on the mountain Terminio.[3][6] It grows on shaded and often damp calcareous montane rocks and screes[3] at around 1,450 m (4,760 ft) altitude.[5]
Ecology
[edit]Aquilegia champagnatii flowers in late July, and grows in a plant community also including Gentiana lutea, Achillea barrelieri subsp. mucronulata, and Hypochaeris robertia.[5]
Conservation
[edit]The species is very rare and nationally protected in Italy.[4] It has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Aquilegia champagnatii Moraldo, E.Nardi & la Valva". EUNIS. European Environment Agency. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Aquilegia champagnatii Moraldo, Nardi & la Valva". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d Guacchio, Emanuele Del (2009). "Aquilegia vulgaris var. speluncarum Lacaita (Ranunculaceae): an enigmatic columbine from the Campanian Apennines, S Italy". Willdenowia. 39 (1): 63–68. doi:10.3372/wi.39.39106.
- ^ a b "A plant named after Champagnat". Marists of Champagnat. Marist Institute. 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Aquilegia champagnatii Moraldo, Nardi et La Valva". FMS-Italia. 2001. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ Moraldo, Benito; Nardi, Enio; La Valva, Vincenzo (1981). "«Aquilegia champagnatii» sp. nov. (Ranunculaceae) nell'Appennino campano" [«Aquilegia champagnatii» sp. nov. (Ranunculaceae) from the Appennino campano]. Webbia (in Italian). 35 (1): 83–86. doi:10.1080/00837792.1981.10670214. Retrieved 29 March 2024.