Aquilegia chitralensis is a perennial flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, endemic to Pakistan.[1]
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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. chitralensis
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Description
editAquilegia chitralensis is a perennial herb growing to 15–35 cm (5.9–13.8 in) tall. The basal leaves are biternate, with leaflets that are smooth on their upper sides and hairy underneath. The flowers are solitary, with rose-pink petals and slightly curved nectar spurs.[2]
Taxonomy
editAquilegia chitralensis was formally described by the Pakistani botanists Rizwana Aleem Qureshi and Mohammad Nazeer Chaudhri in 1979. The species is similar to Aquilegia pubiflora, differing in having pink flowers with a slightly curved spur.[3]
Etymology
editThe specific epithet chitralensis is taken from Chitral District in Pakistan.[4]
Distribution and habitat
editAquilegia chitralensis is endemic to the former Chitral District in northern Pakistan,[5] where it grows in rocky areas.[2]
Conservation
editAs of November 2024[update], the species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List.[6]
Ecology
editAquilegia chitralensis flowers in early summer.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Aquilegia chitralensis Qureshi & Chaudhri". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "Aquilegia chitralensis Qureshi & Chaudhri". Rock Garden Plants Database. 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Aquilegia chitralensis". Flora of Pakistan. Retrieved 6 December 2024 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ Gledhill, David (2006). The names of plants (4th. ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521866456. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Aquilegia chitralensis Qureshi & Chaudhri". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Aquilegia - genus". IUCN Red List. 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.