familyRanunculaceae
genusAquilegia
speciesAquilegia longissima

Aquilegia longissima

A. Gray ex S. Watson

Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 317-318. 1882.

Alan T. Whittemore
Common names: Long-spur columbine
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Stems 25-90 cm. Basal leaves 3×-ternately compound, 20-45 cm, usually shorter than stems; leaflets green adaxially, to 20-40 mm, not viscid; primary petiolules 28-82 mm (leaflets not crowded), glabrous or sometimes pilose. Flowers erect; sepals perpendicular to floral axis, pale-yellow, lanceolate, 25-40 × 6-11 mm, apex narrowly acute or acuminate; petals: spurs pale-yellow, straight, ± parallel, 72-180 mm, very slender, evenly tapered from base, blades pale-yellow, spatulate, 15-30 × 7-11 mm; stamens 20-33 mm. Follicles 24-31 mm; beak 16-26 mm.


Phenology: Flowering summer (Jul–Sep).
Habitat: Near streams or in damp rocky places in canyons
Elevation: 1370-1520 m

Distribution

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Ariz., Tex., ne Mexico

Discussion

R. B. Miller (1985) suggested that Arizona reports of Aquilegia longissima are based on "unusually long-spurred individuals of A. chrysantha," but it is not clear on what characters he based his interpretation. Specimens from Arizona's Baboquivari Mountains have spurs 8-10 cm long, far outside the range of A. chrysantha, and seem correctly identified as A. longissima.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Anther dehiscence
dehiscing +
Apex shape
acuminate +  and acute +
Author
Alan T. Whittemore +
Authority
A. Gray ex S. Watson +
Basal leaf architecture
compound +
Basal leaf height or length or size
usually shorter +
Basal leaf some measurement
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (45 cm450 mm <br />0.45 m <br />) +
Base shape
cuneate +, truncate +  and cordate +
Beak course
straight +
Beak position or structure subtype
terminal +
Beak presence
absent +
Beak some measurement
1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br /> (2.6 cm26 mm <br />0.026 m <br />) +
Blade coloration
pale-yellow +
Blade length
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Blade shape
spatulate +
Blade width
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
Bract architecture or shape
leaflike +
Bracteole architecture
sepaloid +
Bracteole presence
absent +
Capsule arrangement
aggregated +
Capsule shape
globose;cylindric +
Cauline leaf arrangement
alternate +
Common name
Long-spur columbine +
Cyme architecture
1-10-flowered +
Cyme some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Distal leaf architecture
sessile +
Distribution
Ariz. +, Tex. +  and ne Mexico +
Elevation
1370-1520 m +
Embryo size
small +
Endosperm quantity
abundant +
Filament shape
filiform +
Flower architecture
1-10-flowered +
Flower architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower orientation
erect +
Flower prominence
showy +  and inconspicuous +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Flower some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Follicle some measurement
2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br /> (3.1 cm31 mm <br />0.031 m <br />) +
Fruit quantity
5 +
Fruits follicle architecture
sessile +  and aggregate +
Fruits follicle shape
cylindric +
Habitat
Near streams or in damp rocky places in canyons +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Inflorescence position
axillary +  and terminal +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Leaf-blade architecture
compound +
Leaf-blade architecture or shape
undivided +
Leaf-blade shape
divided +
Leaf architecture
compound +  and simple +
Leaf arrangement
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
Leaf position
cauline +  and basal +
Leaflet coating
not viscid +
Leaflet coloration
green +
Leaflet shape
parted +  and lobed +
Leaflet some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Margin architecture
palmate +  and pinnate +
Margin shape
crenate +
Nectary presence
absent +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovule quantity
many +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal coloration
white +  and blue yellow or red +
Petal fusion
distinct +
Petal prominence
conspicuous +
Petal quantity
5 +
Petal shape
oblong +  and rounded or spatulate +
Petal size
reduced +
Petal some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Petiole architecture or shape
sheathing +
Petiole presence
absent +
Phenology
Flowering summer (Jul–Sep). +
Pistil architecture
simple +
Pistil quantity
5 +  and 10 +
Primary petiolule pubescence
pilose +  and glabrous +
Primary petiolule some measurement
2.8 cm28 mm <br />0.028 m <br /> (8.2 cm82 mm <br />0.082 m <br />) +
Proximal leaf architecture
petiolate +
Publication title
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts +
Publication year
1882 +
Reference
None +
Seed architecture
not arillate +  and stalked +
Seed architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Seed coloration
black +
Seed quantity
1;many +
Seed shape
obovoid +
Sepal architecture
petaloid +
Sepal architecture or shape
spurred +
Sepal arrangement
imbricate +
Sepal atypical quantity
6 (20) +
Sepal coloration
pale-yellow +
Sepal duration
not persistent +
Sepal fusion
distinct +
Sepal length
? (?) +
Sepal orientation
perpendicular +
Sepal quantity
3 +  and 6 +
Sepal shape
lanceolate +
Sepal some measurement
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (5.1 cm51 mm <br />0.051 m <br />) +
Sepal width
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
Side architecture
veined +
Slender rhizome texture
woody +
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Spur arrangement
parallel +
Spur coloration
pale-yellow +
Spur course
straight +
Spur orientation
backward-pointing +
Spur shape
tapered +
Spur size
slender +
Spur some measurement
7.2 cm72 mm <br />0.072 m <br /> (18 cm180 mm <br />0.18 m <br />) +
Stamen fusion
distinct +
Stamen quantity
many +
Stamen some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3.3 cm33 mm <br />0.033 m <br />) +
Staminode presence
absent +
Staminode shape
scale-like +
Stem architecture
unarmed +
Stem some measurement
25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br /> (90 cm900 mm <br />0.9 m <br />) +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style duration
persistent +
Style presence
absent +
Taxon family
Ranunculaceae +
Taxon name
Aquilegia longissima +
Taxon parent
Aquilegia +
Taxon rank
species +
Tip size
enlarged +
Volume
Volume 3 +
Whole organism architecture
rhizomatous +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
herb +
Whole organism position
low +
Whole organism texture
herbaceous +  and woody +
X chromosome quantity
7 +