Aquilegia litardierei

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|genus = Aquilegia

|species = litardierei

|authority = Briq.

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|Aquilegia pyrenaica var. litardierei | (Briq.) Fiori

|Aquilegia bernardii var. minor | Litard.

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Aquilegia litardierei is a perennial species of plant in the family Ranunculaceae, endemic to Corsica.

Description

Aquilegia litardierei is a dwarf species, reaching only {{Convert|5–12|cm|in|abbr=off}} in height and with blue-violet flowers half the size of those of Aquilegia vulgaris, the common columbine.

Taxonomy

The species is likely to have derived from an ancient Sardinian-Corsican complex also including the extremely rare and geographically limited Aquilegia nuragica (Nuragica columbine), although A. litardierei is a significantly less specialised species.

=Etymology=

The specific epithet litardierei honours the French botanist René Verriet de Litardière (1888–1957), famous for his studies of Corsican flora.

Distribution and habitat

The species is endemic to Corsica, where it grows in rocky alpine habitats.

Ecology

Aquilegia litardierei blooms in summer.

Conservation

The species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List.

References

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{{cite book |last=Briquet |first=John Isaac |date=1910 |title=Prodrome de la flore corse : comprenant les résultats botaniques de six voyages exécutés en Corse sous les auspices de M. Emile Burnat |volume=I |language=French |trans-title=Prodrome of Corsican flora: including the botanical results of six trips carried out in Corsica under the auspices of Mr. Emile Burnat |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/40227 |access-date=26 April 2024 |archive-date=23 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123195201/https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/40227 |url-status=live }}

{{cite web |url=https://eunis.eea.europa.eu/species/195496 |title=Aquilegia litardierei Briq. |website=EUNIS |publisher=European Environment Agency |access-date=30 October 2024}}

{{cite journal |last1=Fenu |first1=G. |last2=Mattana |first2=E. |last3=Congiu |first3=A. |last4=Garrido |first4=J. L. |last5=Bacchetta |first5=G. |name-list-style=amp |date=2011 |title=Aquilegia nuragica Arrigoni & E. Nardi |journal=Informatore Botanico Italiano |language=Italian |volume=43 |issue=2 |pages=394 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326674810}}

{{cite POWO |id=708937-1 |title=Aquilegia litardierei |access-date=26 April 2024}}

{{cite web |url=https://flora.kadel.cz/cl/kvCard14960.html |title=Aquilegia litardierei Briq. |website=Rock Garden Plants Database |access-date=26 April 2024}}

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litardierei

Category:Endemic flora of Corsica

Category:Plants described in 1910