Aquilegia lactiflora
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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. lactiflora
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| Aquilegia lactiflora Kar. & Kir.
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Aquilegia lactiflora is a perennial species of plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to Central Asia and the Himalayas.[1]
Description
[edit]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
[edit]The specific name lactiflora, "milk-flower", refers to the pale colour of the petals and sepals of the plant.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.