Aquilegia einseleana

Aquilegia einseleana
	Flower
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Genus:	Aquilegia
Species:	A. einseleana
Binomial name
	Aquilegia einseleana; F.W.Schultz
Synonyms
	List Aquilegia facchinii Schott ex Arcang.; Aquilegia pyrenaica var. einseleana (F.W.Schultz) F.W.Schultz; Aquilegia vulgaris var. einseleana (F.W.Schultz) Brühl; Aquilegia bauhini Schott; Aquilegia bauhini subsp. thalictrifolia (Schott & Kotschy) Nyman; Aquilegia bauhini var. thalictrifolia (Schott & Kotschy) F.W.Schultz ex Ces., Pass. & Gibelli; Aquilegia einseleana var. bauhini (Schott) Rapaics; Aquilegia einseleana f. intercedens Pamp.; Aquilegia einseleana subf. longiuscula F.Beer ex Dalla Torre; Aquilegia einseleana var. thalictrifolia (Schott & Kotschy) Rapaics; Aquilegia einseleana f. thalictrifolia (Schott & Kotschy) Skalińska; Aquilegia facchinii var. thalictrifolia (Schott & Kotschy) F.W.Schultz ex Arcang.; Aquilegia pyrenaica W.D.J.Koch; Aquilegia pyrenaica f. thalictrifolia (Schott & Kotschy) Fiori; Aquilegia pyrenaica var. thalictrifolia (Schott & Kotschy) Fiori & Paol.; Aquilegia thalictrifolia Schott & Kotschy; Aquilegia thalictrifolia f. cimarollii Pamp.; Aquilegia thalictrifolia f. intercedens (Pamp.) F.Beer ex Dalla Torre; Aquilegia thalictrifolia f. intermedia Pamp.; Aquilegia vestinae Pfenn. & D.M.Moser; Aquilegia viscosa Rchb.; Aquilegia vulgaris var. thalictrifolia (Schott & Kotschy) Brühl; ;

Aquilegia einseleana, or Einsele's columbine, is a perennial species of plant in the family Ranunculaceae, endemic to the central and eastern Alps of Slovenia and small areas of Germany, Austria, and Italy.^[2]

Description[edit]

Aquilegia einseleana grows to 45cm.^[3] It has blue-violet flowers which appear from May to September.^[4]

Taxonomy[edit]

The species was described by the German botanist Friedrich Wilhelm Schultz (1804–1876) in 1848, and named after his friend Dr. August Max Einsele [de] (1803–1870), a Bavarian physician and botanist.^[5]

Distribution and habitat[edit]

Einsele's columbine grows in grassy and rocky limestone areas^[3] at altitudes between 600m and 1800m.

References[edit]

^ "Aquilegia einseleana F. W. Schultz". InfoFlora. 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Aquilegia einseleana F.W.Schultz". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Informationen zu Aquilegia einseleana F. W. Schultz, Kleinblütige Akelei". FloraWeb. 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
^ "Aquilegia einseleana". FloraVeg.eu. Vegetation Science Group and European Vegetation Survey. 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
^ Menhofer, Xaver (2017). "Dr. August Max Einsele (1803 – 1870)" (PDF). Zobodat. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

External links[edit]

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[InfoFlora-1] "Aquilegia einseleana F. W. Schultz". InfoFlora. 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.

[708872-1-2] "Aquilegia einseleana F.W.Schultz". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 March 2024.

[FloraWeb-3] "Informationen zu Aquilegia einseleana F. W. Schultz, Kleinblütige Akelei". FloraWeb. 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.

[FloraVeg-4] "Aquilegia einseleana". FloraVeg.eu. Vegetation Science Group and European Vegetation Survey. 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.

[Zobodat-5] Menhofer, Xaver (2017). "Dr. August Max Einsele (1803 – 1870)" (PDF). Zobodat. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

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