Aquilegia pancicii
Aquilegia pancicii is a perennial flowering plant species in the genus Aquilegia (columbine) in the family Ranunculaceae.[1] Native to Serbia, it is endemic to the southeastern region of that country. The species has two-colored flowers that are blue and pale or white. It is not in cultivation. DescriptionAquilegia pancicii is a species of herbaceous, perennial flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae (buttercups).[1][2]: 29 A. pancicii has flowers that are small and nodding.[3]: 537 In Aquilegia, each flower generally possesses five petaloid sepals and five petals.[2]: 31 [3]: 161 Each petal of Aquilegia typically comprises a broad portion protruding forward, known as a blade, and an elongated structure protruding backwards, known as a nectar spur. The spurs contain the nectar of the flower.[2]: 31–32 On A. pancicii the sepals are blue-violet, while the petals are bicolored with blades that are a faded blue-violet towards the bottom and white or pale at their ends. The nectar spurs are blue-violet and longer than the blade of the petals they are on.[3]: 537 Certain mixtures of molecular compounds produce scents which may attract bees. Such compounds have been found in A. pancicii and similar columbines, indicating a possible adaption to assist in pollination.[4] TaxonomyAquilegia pancicii was first described and given its binomial name in 1905 by the Hungarian biologist and botanist Árpád von Degen.[1] DistributionAquilegia pancicii is native and endemic to southeastern Serbia.[2]: 110 [3]: 537 It predominately populates temperate biomes.[1] CultivationIn 2003, the American gardener and botanist reported that Aquilegia pancicii was not in cultivation.[2]: 110 The American botanist Philip A. Munz had reported the same in 1946.[5]: 68 References
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