{"id":6876,"date":"2021-12-20T03:41:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T03:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/?page_id=6876"},"modified":"2024-04-20T21:26:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T21:26:34","slug":"jones-columbine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/?page_id=6876","title":{"rendered":"Jones\u2019 Columbine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rare Plant Profile \u2013 Jones\u2019 Columbine (Aquilegia jonesii <\/em>Parry)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jones\u2019 columbine (Aquilegia jonesii<\/em> Parry) is a dwarf perennial herb in the Ranunculaceae <\/em>Family[1]. It is the smallest of all columbines, capping its height at ~12 cm, an adaptation that allows it to survive in the harsh alpine and subalpine environments within which it is found. This plant has a low-growing cushion-like growth form and relatively larger, showy purple flowers[2]. Its crowded, compound leaves are finely hairy, greyish in colour with a thin, waxy coating on both surfaces, and blades rarely over 1 centimeter in length[3]. Its spurred flowers are erect, with 5 deep blue or purple sepals and 5 often whitish petals[4]. Its nectar-producing spurs attract pollinators including moths and bumble bees[5],<\/sup>[6]. A floral nectar spur is an example of a key innovation, a novel feature that allows an organism to exploit its environment in unique ways that may lead to increased diversification rates[7]. Floral nectar spurs can increase diversification rates because of their ability to attract specialized pollinators[8]. In columbines, the nectar spurs attract long- tongued pollinators that can reach the nectar stored at the spur tips[9].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Canada, Jones\u2019 columbine is restricted to rocky limestone sites in the Alpine and Subalpine Natural Subregions of Alberta[10]. The conservation status rank of Jones\u2019 columbine is G3, or Vulnerable<\/em>, globally, N1 or Critically Imperiled<\/em> nationally, and S1, or Critically Imperiled<\/em> provincially[11]. These rankings are due to the very limited range of the plant[12] and because of its limited number of occurrences globally, as well as within Alberta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[1] https:\/\/www.albertaparks.ca\/albertaparksca\/management-land-use\/alberta-conservation-information-management-system-acims\/download-data\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[2] https:\/\/www.fs.fed.us\/wildflowers\/beauty\/columbines\/aquilegia_jonesii.shtml<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>[3] Kershaw, L.; Gould, J.; Johnson, D.; Lancaster, J. 2001. Rare vascular plants of Alberta. Univ. Alberta Press, Edmonton, Alberta and Nat. Resour. Can., Can. For. Serv., North. For. Cent., Edmonton, Alberta<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>[4] Ibid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>[5] Ibid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[6] https:\/\/fieldguide.mt.gov\/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=PDRAN050D0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[7] https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/content\/117\/36\/22552<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>[8] Ibid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>[9] Kershaw, L.; Gould, J.; Johnson, D.; Lancaster, J. 2001. Rare vascular plants of Alberta. Univ. Alberta Press, Edmonton, Alberta and Nat. Resour. Can., Can. For. Serv., North. For. Cent., Edmonton, Alberta<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[10] https:\/\/explorer.natureserve.org\/Taxon\/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155495\/Aquilegia_jonesii<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>[11] Ibid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[12] http:\/\/www.efloras.org\/object_page.aspx?object_id=5568&flora_id=1<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rare Plant Profile \u2013 Jones\u2019 Columbine (Aquilegia jonesii Parry) Jones\u2019 columbine (Aquilegia jonesii Parry) is a dwarf perennial herb in the Ranunculaceae Family[1]. It is the smallest of all columbines, capping its height at ~12 cm, an adaptation that allows it to survive in the harsh alpine and subalpine environments within which it is found. This plant has a low-growing cushion-like […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":10095,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6876","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6876"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6876\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10947,"href":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6876\/revisions\/10947"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anpc.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}