Aquilegia formosa var. truncata

(Fischer & Meyer) Baker

Gard. Chron., ser. 2, 10: 111. 1878.

EndemicIllustrated
Basionym: Aquilegia truncata Fischer & Meyer in F. E. L. von Fischer et al., Index Sem. Hort. Petrop. 9, suppl.: 8. 1844
Synonyms: Aquilegia formosa var. pauciflora (Greene) Munz
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Stems and petioles glabrous or sparsely pilose, not viscid. Flowers: sepals 10-20 mm, 0.7-1.1 times as long as spurs; petal blades 0-3 mm. 2n = 14.


Phenology: Flowering spring–summer (Apr–Aug).
Habitat: Mesic woods or shrublands
Elevation: 0-3500 m

Discussion

Aquilegia formosa var. truncata replaces A. formosa var. formosa from the Sierra Nevada westward. The two varieties intergrade where they come together.

The common form of Aquilegia formosa var. truncata is 50-100 cm, with well-developed stem leaves. Montane forms with short stems and very small stem leaves are often separated as A. formosa var. pauciflora. Similar dwarf montane races with the floral characters of A. formosa var. formosa occur in the Pacific Northwest; these have never been separated taxonomically.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"-1.1timesaslongasspurs" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

broadly acute +  and acuminate +
Alan T. Whittemore +
(Fischer & Meyer) Baker +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
cuneate +, truncate +  and cordate +
Aquilegia truncata +
straight +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
rounded;oblong +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
globose;cylindric +
1-10-flowered +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Calif. +, Nev. +  and Oreg. +
0-3500 m +
1-10-flowered +
nodding +  and pendent +
showy +  and inconspicuous +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (2.9 cm29 mm <br />0.029 m <br />) +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
sessile +  and aggregate +
Mesic woods or shrublands +
axillary +  and terminal +
compound +  and simple +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
cauline +  and basal +
not viscid +
parted +  and lobed +
1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br /> (6.8 cm68 mm <br />0.068 m <br />) +
palmate +  and pinnate +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
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 />) +
not viscid +
pilose;glabrous +
Flowering spring–summer (Apr–Aug). +
5 +  and 10 +
pilose +  and glabrous +
1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br /> (9.5 cm95 mm <br />0.095 m <br />) +
Gard. Chron., ser. +
not arillate +  and stalked +
obovoid +
not persistent +
distinct +
perpendicular +
3 +  and 6 +
elliptic +  and lanceolate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
Endemic +  and Illustrated +
straight +
backward-pointing +
narrowed +
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (2.1 cm21 mm <br />0.021 m <br />) +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br />) +
scale-like +
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
not viscid +
pilose +  and glabrous +
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br />) +
persistent +
Aquilegia formosa var. pauciflora +
Aquilegia formosa var. truncata +
Aquilegia formosa +
variety +
enlarged +
herbaceous +  and woody +