Aquilegia L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 533 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Temp. Northern Hemisphere to Guatemala.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Delaware, Florida, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, NW. Balkan Pen., Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Sicilia, South Carolina, South Dakota, Spain, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tennessee, Texas, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Türkey, Türkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutiya, Yukon

Introduced into:

Argentina South, Azores, Canary Is., Chile Central, Chile South, Denmark, East European Russia, Ecuador, Finland, Kamchatka, Krym, Labrador, Madeira, New Brunswick, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Norway, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward I., South European Russia, Sweden, Tasmania, Victoria

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Nardi, E. (2015). Il genere Aquilegia L. (Ranunculaceae) in Italia: 1-685. Edizioni Polistampa.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 19, 2018 s.coll. [3012] K001222367 Yes
Nov 21, 2014 Balish, R. [3026] India K001392470 Yes
Jun 2, 2005 coll. ign. [s.n.] K000351370 Yes
Jun 2, 2005 coll. ign. [s.n.] K000351369 Yes
May 17, 2005 coll. ign. [s.n.] India K000351373 Yes
May 17, 2005 coll. ign. [s.n.] India K000351374 Yes
Apr 26, 2005 coll. ign. [s.n.] Greece K000351375 Yes
Went, F.W. [29] United States K002150081 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002150117 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] K002150097 Yes
Whiting, M.M.; Stewart, K.J. [389] Canada K002150095 Yes
[Capt. Mashlam] [s.n.] K002150091 Yes
[Burke] [s.n.] K002150086 Yes
Wood, C.B. [s.n.] Canada K002150096 Yes
Thompson, J.W. [216] United States K002150114 Yes
[Norman B. Samson] [s.n.] Canada K002150106 Yes
Tolmie [s.n.] K002150093 Yes
Jacquemont, V. [717] K002150028 Yes
K:SPC-14662.000 No
Bennett, J.C. [s.n.] Canada K002150099 Yes
Thomson, J.W. [578] United States K002150116 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K000694498 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] K001132278 Unknown Type Material Yes
{Dr. Lyall} [s.n.] United States K002150121 Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [219] Afghanistan K000694383 Type Yes
Hooker; Burke [s.n.] K002150101 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002150088 Yes
[Scouler] [s.n.] Canada K002150094 Yes
Bennett, J.C. [s.n.] Canada K002150083 Yes
Maly, K. [s.n.] Bosnia and Herzegovina K000694389 Unknown Type Material Yes
Maly, K. [s.n.] Bosnia and Herzegovina K000694388 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000694378 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [219, 362] Afghanistan K000694382 Type Yes
{Dr. Lyall} [s.n.] United States K002150107 Yes
Macoun [50] Canada K002150090 Yes
Grace, M.; Bailey, E.; Bull, D.; Carr, S. [74] India K001392471 Yes
Thompson, J.W. [4198] United States K002150109 Yes
[C. F. Vucombe] [18066] Canada K002150089 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002150092 Yes
Nuttall [s.n.] United States K002150108 Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 4714] India K001039749 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s..n.] United States K002150119 Yes
Heldreich [s.n.] Greece K000694397 Unknown Type Material Yes
{Dr. Lyall} [s.n.] United States K002150120 Yes
Thompson, J.W. [2464] United States K002150115 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000694497 Unknown Type Material Yes
Culberston, J.D. [4975] United States K002150104 Yes
s.coll. [4714] K000694503 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002150118 Yes
Leiberg, J.B. [2550] United States K002150113 Yes
Thompson, J.W. [4335a] United States K002150110 Yes
Leiberg, J.B. [536] United States K002150112 Yes
Thompson, J.W. [2770] United States K002150111 Yes
{Dr. Lyall} [s.n.] United States K002150122 Yes
Shaw, C.H. [s.n.] Canada K002150084 Yes
Cooley, G.E. [s.n.] United States K002150103 Yes
Psarides [1127] Greece K000694399 Unknown Type Material Yes
Moorcroft, W. [Cat. no. 4713] India K001039748 Unknown Type Material Yes
Shaw, C.H. [507] Canada K002150085 Yes
Warren, E.M. [39] Canada K002150082 Yes
Royle, J.F. [Cat. no. 4713] India K001039747 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Burke] [s.n.] Canada K002150100 Yes
Nuttall [s.n.] K002150087 Yes
Rosendahl, C.O.; Brand, C.J. [23] Canada K002150098 Yes
Sitcha [s.n.] K002150102 Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [s.n.] Afghanistan K000694381 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0