Aquilegia magellensis

Aquilegia magellensis is a perennial species of plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to Italy.

[1] Aquilegia magellensis grows to 20–45 cm high with sky blue to violet-blue petals.

[2] The species was first named magellensis (after Ferdinand Magellan) in a collection of dried specimens collected by Rupert Huter, Pietro Porta [it], and Gregorio Rigo [it] in 1877.

This did not however meet the standard for valid publication, making Aquilegia magellensis a nomen nudum until formally described by Fabio Conti and Adriano Soldano in 2005.

[2] Aquilegia magellensis is endemic to central Italy, where it grows on calcareous cliffs at altitudes around 1400m.