Aquilegia hinckleyana
(Texas Gold Columbine)
Aquilegia hinkleyana, Wildflower Center, Austin, Travis Co. 8102
Aquilegia hinkleyana, Wildflower Center, Austin, Travis Co. 8069
Aquilegia hinkleyana, Wildflower Center, Austin, Travis Co. 8084
Aquilegia hinkleyana, Wildflower Center, Austin, Travis Co. 8073
| Scientific Name | Aquilegia hinckleyana (Aquilegia chrysantha variety hinckleyana) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | AQCHH |
| Common Name | Texas Gold Columbine, Hinckley's Golden Columbine | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 18739 |
| Family | Ranunculaceae (Buttercup) | Flora of North America Ref. | Click Here |
| Description | Habitat: Dripping cliffs around Copote Falls. Plant: Multi-stemmed perennial bush 20-28 inches tall, branched in the inflorescence. Leaves: Basal and stem leaves biternate, with each of the three leaflets deeply cleft into three lobes which in turn have 2 or 3 smaller, rounded lobes; petioles 10 to 12 inches long; primary petiolules (leaflet stalks) 1 to 2 inches long, and sub-petiolules less than 1 inch long. Inflorescence: Yellow sub-erect flowers on pedicels 2-3/4 inches long; 5 speading yellow ovate sepals 1 inch long radiate from flower axis, somewhat pointed tip; 5 petals with spatulate-obovate blade about 3/4 inch long, rounded tip, and spurs 1-1/2 to 2-1/4 inches long. Spurs shorter than A. longissima. Bloom Period: March to November. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and Flora of North America. Note: Native only in Presidio County, but widely cultivated. Photos taken of cultivated plants at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin. |
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Texas Status: Native |
Banner photo of Castilleja indivisa and Lupinus ssp. taken along FM 1323 north of Johnson City, Blanco County
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