Aquilegia chrysantha

A. Gray

Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 621. 1873.

Illustrated
Synonyms: Aquilegia chrysantha var. rydbergii Munz
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Stems 30-120 cm. Basal leaves 2-3×-ternately compound, 9-45 cm, much shorter than stems; leaflets green adaxially, to 11-55 mm, not viscid; primary petiolules 20-50 mm (leaflets not crowded), glabrous or distally pilose. Flowers erect; sepals perpendicular to floral axis, yellow, lanceolate to ovatelanceolate, 20-36 × 5-10 mm, apex narrowly acute or acuminate; petals: spurs yellow, straight, ± parallel or divergent, 42-65 mm, slender, evenly tapered from base, blades yellow, oblong, 13-23 × 6-15 mm; stamens 12-25 mm. Follicles 18-30 mm; beak 10-18 mm.


Phenology: Flowering spring–summer (Apr–Sep).
Habitat: Damp places in canyons
Elevation: 1000-3500 m

Distribution

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Ariz., Colo., N.Mex., Tex., Utah, nw Mexico

Discussion

Colorado populations supposedly having spurs only 35-40 mm have been called Aquilegia chrysantha var. rydbergii. Material seen from this area falls within the normal range of variation of the species. Populations intermediate between A. chrysantha and A. coerulea var. pinetorum occur in northern Arizona (M. Butterwick et al. 1991).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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acuminate +  and acute +
Alan T. Whittemore +
A. Gray +
9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br /> (45 cm450 mm <br />0.45 m <br />) +
cuneate +, truncate +  and cordate +
straight +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (2.3 cm23 mm <br />0.023 m <br />) +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
globose;cylindric +
1-10-flowered +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Ariz. +, Colo. +, N.Mex. +, Tex. +, Utah +  and nw Mexico +
1000-3500 m +
1-10-flowered +
showy +  and inconspicuous +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
sessile +  and aggregate +
Damp places in canyons +
axillary +  and terminal +
compound +  and simple +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
cauline +  and basal +
not viscid +
parted +  and lobed +
1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br /> (5.5 cm55 mm <br />0.055 m <br />) +
palmate +  and pinnate +
white +  and blue yellow or red +
distinct +
conspicuous +
oblong +  and rounded or spatulate +
reduced +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Flowering spring–summer (Apr–Sep). +
5 +  and 10 +
pilose +  and glabrous +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts +
not arillate +  and stalked +
obovoid +
not persistent +
distinct +
perpendicular +
3 +  and 6 +
lanceolate +  and ovatelanceolate +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (5.1 cm51 mm <br />0.051 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Illustrated +
divergent +  and parallel +
straight +
backward-pointing +
tapered +
slender +
4.2 cm42 mm <br />0.042 m <br /> (6.5 cm65 mm <br />0.065 m <br />) +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
scale-like +
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (120 cm1,200 mm <br />1.2 m <br />) +
persistent +
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enlarged +
herbaceous +  and woody +