Aquilegia viridiflora
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Aquilegia |
| Species: | A. viridiflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Aquilegia viridiflora | |
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Aquilegia viridiflora, commonly known as the green columbine[4] or green-flowered columbine,[5] is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family.[6] Its native range is southern Siberia to northern China, and Japan.[3] It is an herbaceous perennial,[7] and grows 15 cm to 50 cm tall,[8] with a maximum spread of approximately 30 cm.[4] Although it is grown as an ornamental,[9] it may be considered a weed.[10]
There are two named varieties:[11]
- A. viridiflora var. atropurpurea (Willd.) Finet & Gagnep.[12] (syn. A. atropurpurea Willd.;[13] A. dahurica Patrin),[14] which is native to China,[ii] Mongolia, and Siberia.[15] It has purple flowers.
- A. viridiflora var. viridiflora,[iii] which is native to China,[iv] Japan, Mongolia, and Siberia. It has yellow-green flowers.
A. viridiflora 'Chocolate Soldier' is a cultivar with chocolate-brown flowers.[17] It grows up to 30 cm tall.[18]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Not to be confused with Aquilegia canadensis L., which is a different species of Aquilegia.[1] This name was misapplied to A. viridiflora.[2]
- ^ A. viridiflora var. atropurpurea is native to the following Chinese provinces: Hebei, southern Liaoning, Nei Mongol, eastern Qinghai, southern Shandong, and Shanxi.[11]
- ^ Other sources consider A. viridiflora var. viridiflora to be a synonym of A. viridiflora rather than a variety thereof.[16]
- ^ A. viridiflora var. viridiflora is native to the following Chinese provinces: Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Hubei, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shandong, and Shanxi.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Aquilegia canadensis L." Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "Aquilegia viridiflora Pall". The Plant List (Version 1.1). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ a b "Aquilegia viridiflora Pall". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ a b "Aquilegia viridiflora (Columbine, Green Columbine)". North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "Aquilegia viridiflora | green-flowered columbine". rhs.org.uk. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "Taxonomy browser (Aquilegia viridiflora)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ "Aquilegia viridiflora". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ "Aquilegia viridiflora Pall". www.worldfloraonline.org. 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "10 aquilegias to grow". BBC Gardeners' World Magazine. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ "Aquilegia viridiflora information from the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW)". hear.its.hawaii.edu. 4 October 2007. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ a b c Dezhi, Fu; Robinson, Orbélia R. 19. AQUILEGIA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 533. 1753. Flora of China 6: 278–281. 2001.
- ^ "Taxonomy browser (Aquilegia viridiflora var. atropurpurea)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ "Aquilegia atropurpurea Willd". Hortus Camdenensis. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ "Aquilegia dahurica Patrin". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ "Aquilegia viridiflora var. atropurpurea". rhs.org.uk. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "Aquilegia viridiflora var. viridiflora". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ "Aquilegia viridiflora 'Chocolate Soldier'". BBC Gardeners' World Magazine. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "Chocolate plants - in pictures". The Guardian. 2012-04-06. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
Bibliography[edit]
- "Aquilegia viridiflora Pall". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
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