Aquilegia jonesii, or Jones' columbine, is a perennial species of plant in the family Ranunculaceae, endemic to Alberta, Montana, and Wyoming.[2]
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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. jonesii
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Description
editJones' columbine is a dwarf species, reaching only 12cm in height. It has basal leaves almost as long as the plant's stems, crowded leaflets, and erect blue or purple flowers which bloom in June and July.[3]
Taxonomy
editThe specific epithet jonesii honours Captain W. A. Jones, U.S. Engineer, who was the commander of the 1873 expedition on which the species was discovered, and who was the first to find a specimen.[4]
Distribution and habitat
editJones' columbine grows in rocky places in subalpine limestone areas[3] in northern Wyoming, northwest and central Montana, and southern Alberta,[1] at altitudes from 1800m to 3400m.[3] At least 20 populations of the species have been documented, of which 16 are in Wyoming.[1]
External links
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Media related to Aquilegia jonesii at Wikimedia Commons
References
edit- ^ a b c "Aquilegia jonesii Jones' Columbine". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ^ a b "Aquilegia jonesii". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ a b c Flora of North America Editorial Committee, ed. (1997). "Aquilegia jonesii". Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 3. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 7 April 2024 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ Parry, C. C. (1874). "Botanical Observations in Western Wyoming". The American Naturalist. 8: 211.