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Aquilegia vulgaris L., Sp. Pl. 533 1753. (Syn: Aquilegia alba Huftelen; Aquilegia arbascensis Timb.-Lagr.; Aquilegia collina Jord.; Aquilegia corniculata Vill.; Aquilegia cornuta Gilib.; Aquilegia cyclophylla Jeanb. & Timb.-Lagr.; Aquilegia ebneri Zimmeter; Aquilegia ecalcarata Steud.; Aquilegia eynensis Brühl; Aquilegia glaucescens Baker; Aquilegia glaucophylla Steud.; Aquilegia inversa Mill.; Aquilegia mollis Jeanb. ex Timb.-Lagr.; Aquilegia nemoralis Jord.; Aquilegia platysepala Rchb.; Aquilegia plena Steud.; Aquilegia praecox Jord.; Aquilegia recticornu Brühl; Aquilegia ruscinonensis Timb.-Lagr. & Jeanb.; Aquilegia silvestris Neck.; Aquilegia speciosa Timb.-Lagr.; Aquilegia stellata Steud.; Aquilegia subalpina Boreau; Aquilegia sylvestris Schur; Aquilegia versicolor Salisb.; Aquilegia vulgaris subsp. subalpina (Boreau) B.Bock; Aquilegia winterbottomiana Brühl; Aquilina vulgaris (L.) Bubani);
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Common names: capon’s-feather, columbine, European columbine, European crowfoot, granny bonnets
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Perennial herb up to 70 cm tall; basal leaves twice ternate compound, shorter than stems; leaflets apically 2-3 fid, pilose or glabrous; flowers on long branched axis, nodding, usually 3 or more together;sepals blue or purple, ovate-lanceolate, up to 2.5 cm long; petals blue or purple, blade up to 12 mm long, oblong, rounded at tip, spur hooked, stout, up to 20 mm long; follicles up to 2.5 cm long with up to 15 mm long beak
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May 18, “Fascination of Plants Day” : Aquilegia vulgaris from Kashmir:
One of the most beautiful species of Aquilegia, found in wide range of colours and patterns. Photographed from Botanical Garden below Cheshmashahi, Srinagar, Kashmir in May, 2012. Aquilegia vulgaris Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 533. 1753
Common names: capon’s-feather, columbine, European columbine, European crowfoot, granny bonnets
Perennial herb up to 70 cm tall; basal leaves twice ternate compound, shorter than stems; leaflets apically 2-3 fid, pilose or glabrous; flowers on long branched axis, nodding, usually 3 or more together;sepals blue or purple, ovate-lanceolate, up to 2.5 cm long; petals blue or purple, blade up to 12 mm long, oblong, rounded at tip, spur hooked, stout, up to 20 mm long; follicles up to 2.5 cm long with up to 15 mm long beak.
Ranunculaceae Fortnight: Aquilegia vulgaris from Kashmir-GSJAN17/17 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Aquilegia vulgaris Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 533. 1753
Common names: capon’s-feather, columbine, European columbine, European crowfoot, granny bonnets
Perennial herb up to 70 cm tall; basal leaves twice ternate compound, shorter than stems; leaflets apically 2-3 fid, pilose or glabrous; flowers on long branched axis, nodding, usually 3 or more together;sepals blue or purple, ovate-lanceolate, up to 2.5 cm long; petals blue or purple, blade up to 12 mm long, oblong, rounded at tip, spur hooked, stout, up to 20 mm long; follicles up to 2.5 cm long with up to 15 mm long beak.
Location- Kalatope wildlife Sanctuary, Chamba dist. Himachal Pradesh, India approx. 2400 mts altitude
Habitat- Wild Plant Habit- Herb Height/Length- approx. 2 feet Looking at leaves it appears Corydalis (flower head reminds Trifolium). If flowers and leaves belong to the same plant, the closest match seems to be Corydalis cashmeriana (though inflorescence is more dense). can it be Akelei (germanname) (Aquilegia)? both the ‘corydalis’ and columbine family had come to mind but crossed them off as the flower does not match any features of these.. it IS quite interesting… :)) and … the leaves ARE of the same plant…. it was found in a very remote part of the sanctuary.. we call it ‘the lost forest”.
Thanks for your continued interest.. gives me heart to feel that we may stumble across some clue.. YAHOO…!! It IS from the family {Akelei (german name)} Aquilegia… I chanced upon a lost photograph from my archives of the seed pod and it definitely reminds me of the columbine family… is it presumptuous of me?? But to my limited knowledge it does indeed look like that… some kind of a freak wild hybrid of a double columbine.. perhaps something like Aquilegia vulgaris var stellata in blue..
This is turning out to be really interesting. Your this photograph clearly belongs to Ranunculaceae, either Delphinium or Aquilegia. But looking at the flowers especially in the second photograph, I am unable to decide whether it is a single flower (with numerous petals) or a cluster of flowers. In the second option I can see only single spur (Aquilegia should have five), but then calyx + corolla should have maximum 10 members. Here I see many. Perhaps some one will resolve the mystery. I feel that it is some sort of hybride. I have three diff. sorts of Akelei in my garden, shall send fotos when they flower. At present there is snow everywhere. As … said Aquilegia vulgaris (var stellata) for example has hybrid (double columbine) varieties… which seem similar in certain characteristics… but to have it in a totally wild area… is something strange… I do not know about hybrids.. can they develop on their own?? You would have a better idea.. Hybrids can of course develop on their own specially if the species concerned are cross pollinated in nature. Not a big deal about that. So this would seem to be a hybrid between columbine and delphenium varities!! I did go to the same observation site this year and sadly did not happen to see it this year.. maybe because of excessive rain this year and less sunshine.. I cannot be certain… Aquilegia vulgaris hybrids?? Yes. May be a Aquilegia vulgaris hybrid as per discussions at Resurfacing my first Mail for id – Al061012 .
        Resurfacing my first Mail for id – Al061012: One of my first observations for id on this forum was https://groups.google.com/indiantreepix/OpumIa8J This year I found the flower again after a gap of two years… a hybrid between Delphinium and Columbine…. The day I had found this flower I tried to ring up … to seek guidance but unfortunately he was not available on the phone to help so I took a lot of photos.. but this time the flower was not in a prime condition as last time… Still I post the new photographs for you Location Kalatop, Chamba Altitude 2400 mts Habit Herb Habitat wild Flowering Season June Height 18 inches The measurement scale was in mm just to get a rough idea… and in the leaf comparison in DSCN6516 the larger leaves are of Columbine which were growing all around this place…. and this flowering plant was the ONLY ONE of it’s kind… Aquilegia vulgaris hybrid ?
Akelei Fotos from Ritterhude June 2010: – This is Aquilegia vulgaris
a variety of Akelei (Aquilegia )?:
The leaves look like those of Akelei but the flower is very different. This is most probably a garden variety called: Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata “Nora Barlow“ On net I found some more interesting information, after knowing the exact ID: Aquilegia are clump-forming herbaceous perennials with long-stalked, alternately divided basal leaves and erect, leafy stems bearing bell-shaped flowers with conspicuous spurs, on branched stems.
Blue Akelei (Aquilegia vulgaris?) from my garden in Ritterhude:
another pinkish Akelei from my garden in Ritterhude:
It is the same plant though the flowers on the same plant look a bit different.
Akelei from a private garden in Bremen:   guess what this is: Some Delphinium spur chopped off :P??? Aquilegia caerulea blue star from my garden. On a more serious note, it may not be Aquilegia caerulea in which spurs are very narrow and up to 5 cm long. May be A. vulgaris or any other species. these are the only fotos I have, did not measure the spur length. Sorry. This looks very like one of the many cultivated forms of Aquilegia vulgaris.
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