Aquilegia magellensis

Aquilegia magellensis is a perennial species of plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to Italy.^[1]

Aquilegia magellensis
Flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Genus:	Aquilegia
Species:	A. magellensis
Binomial name
Aquilegia magellensis F.Conti & Soldano
Synonyms[1]
List Aquilegia magellensis Huter, Porta & Rigo Aquilegia ottonis var. magellensis (Huter, Porta & Rigo) Rapaics Aquilegia ottonis var. unguisepala Borbás Aquilegia vulgaris f. magellensis Fiori Aquilegia vulgaris subf. magellensis (Fiori) Fiori

Description

Aquilegia magellensis grows to 20–45 cm high with sky blue to violet-blue petals.^[2]

Taxonomy

The species was first named magellensis (after Ferdinand Magellan) in a collection of dried specimens collected by Rupert Huter, Pietro Porta [it], and Gregorio Rigo [it] in 1877. This did not however meet the standard for valid publication, making Aquilegia magellensis a nomen nudum until formally described by Fabio Conti and Adriano Soldano in 2005.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

Aquilegia magellensis is endemic to central Italy, where it grows on calcareous cliffs at altitudes around 1400m.^[2]