Aquilegia nigricans
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| Bulgarian columbine | |
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| Flowers of Aquilegia nigricans | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Aquilegia |
| Species: | A. nigricans |
| Binomial name | |
| Aquilegia nigricans | |
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Aquilegia nigricans, the Bulgarian columbine, is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to central and southeastern Europe.[1][2]
Taxonomy
Etymology
The specific epithet nigricans means "blackish" or "swarthy" in Latin, referring to the colour of the flowers.