Aquilegia micrantha var. mancosana

Aquilegia micrantha var. mancosana is a perennial flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae. The plant was discovered in 1891. It was first described by the American botanist Alice Eastwood as native to a single cavern of the Johnson Canyon in Ute Mountain Tribal Park, Colorado, United States. Described as lacking nectar spurs – something unusual among members of the Aquilegia (columbine) genus – the plant was observed in the same location the next year. From then until the early 21st century, it had not been observed again in the wild and was presumed extinct. Despite this, it was still listed in Colorado floras. It has since been observed again at its original location. The taxonomic history of A. micrantha var. mancosana is unusual. It was initially described by Eastwood with the name A. ecalarata. It was described as A. eastwoodiae and A. mancosana in 1902. In 1920, it was briefly reassigned as part of the genus Semiaquilegia under the name S. eastwoodiae. Eastwood had renamed ......read more on Wikipedia.