Aquilegia champagnatii
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| Aquilegia champagnatii | |
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| Flower | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Aquilegia |
| Species: | A. champagnatii |
| Binomial name | |
| Aquilegia champagnatii | |
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| Distribution of Aquilegia champagnatii in Italy | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Aquilegia champagnatii is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to Italy.[2]
Taxonomy
Aquilegia champagnatii is part of the Aquilegia olympica aggregate, together with Aquilegia olympica itself, Aquilegia dinarica, and Aquilegia ottonis.[3]
Etymology
The specific epithet champagnatii honours the French Catholic priest Marcellin Champagnat, founder of the Marist Brothers of whom Benito Moraldo (1938–2023), who described the species, was a member.[4] It was chosen as the first specimen of the plant was found on the 25th anniversary of Champagnat's beatification.[5]
Distribution and habitat
The species is endemic to the Monti Picentini and Monte Faito[5] in Campania in southern Italy, where it was first identified on the mountain Terminio.[3][6] It grows on shaded and often damp calcareous montane rocks and screes[3] at around 1,450 m (4,760 ft) altitude.[5]