Aquilegia chrysantha

Aquilegia chrysantha

Taxobox


image_width = 250px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Ranunculales
familia = Ranunculaceae
genus = "Aquilegia"
species = "A. chrysantha"
binomial = "Aquilegia chrysantha"
binomial_authority = Gray
synonyms =

"Aquilegia chrysantha" is a species of columbine known by the common name golden columbine. It is native to the southwestern United States from Utah to Texas and northwestern Mexico. This is a perennial herb growing an erect stem varying in maximum height from 30 centimeters to over a meter. The leaves are mostly basal and grow on long petioles. Each leaf is divided into three leaflets which are subdivided into three rounded lobes. The showy flower has five pointed yellow sepals each 2 to 3 centimeters long behind five shorter, rounded yellow petals. Each petal has a spur up to 6 centimeters long projecting backwards between the sepals. At the center of the flower are many whiskery yellow stamens.

External links

* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233500095 Flora of North America]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AQCH USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Aquilegia+chrysantha Photo gallery]


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  • Aquilegia chrysantha — ID 4851 Symbol Key AQCH Common Name golden columbine Family Ranunculaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CO, NM, TX, UT Growth Habit Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Aquilegia chrysantha var. chrysantha — ID 4854 Symbol Key AQCHC2 Common Name golden columbine Family Ranunculaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, NM, TX, UT Growth Habit Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Aquilegia chrysantha var. chaplinei — ID 4852 Symbol Key AQCHC Common Name Chaplin s golden columbine Family Ranunculaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution NM, TX Growth Habit Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Aquilegia chrysantha var. hinckleyana — ID 4855 Symbol Key AQCHH Common Name Hinckley s golden columbine Family Ranunculaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution TX Growth Habit Forb/herb Du …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Aquilegia chrysantha var. rydbergii — ID 4857 Symbol Key AQCHR Common Name Rydberg s golden columbine Family Ranunculaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CO, NM Growth Habit Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Aquilegia chrysantha A. Gray var. chrysantha — Symbol AQCHC2 Common Name golden columbine Botanical Family Ranunculaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Aquilegia chrysantha A. Gray — Symbol AQCH Common Name golden columbine Botanical Family Ranunculaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Aquilegia chrysantha A. Gray var. chaplinei (Standl. ex Payson) Lott — Symbol AQCHC Common Name Chaplin s golden columbine Botanical Family Ranunculaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Aquilegia chrysantha A. Gray var. chaplinei (Standl. ex Payson) Lott — Symbol AQCHC Common Name Chaplin s golden columbine Botanical Family Ranunculaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Aquilegia chrysantha A. Gray var. hinckleyana (Munz) Lott — Symbol AQCHH Common Name Hinckley s golden columbine Botanical Family Ranunculaceae …   Scientific plant list

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