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Aquilegia hirsutissima
Aquilegia hirsutissima is a perennial flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to France and Spain.
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Description
Aquilegia hirsutissima is a perennial herb growing to 10–20 cm (3.9–7.9 in) tall. It has a thick, woody taproot with many stems which are woody at the base and covered with dead leaf stalks from previous years' growth. The stems and leaves are very bristly with glandular hairs, slightly sticky to the touch. The leaves are smooth underneath but hairy and green on the upper surface, with three wedge-shaped and slightly overlapping leaflets with short stalks. The flowers are small, pale azure-blue, and bristly, with pointed sepals turning paler towards the end, and rounded petals with a small notch on the edge and a slightly curved nectar spur. The anthers are sulphur-yellow.
Range & habitat
Aquilegia hirsutissima is native to southern France and northeastern Spain, where it grows in dry limestone environments, especially on north-facing slopes.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
In human culture
The specific epithet hirsutissima means "very hairy, hairiest" in Latin, referring to the plentiful hairs on the stems, leaves, and flowers.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 705698.