Calcaratus
/kal-ka-RAH-tus/🏷️ Taxonomy●● Intermediate
Also known as: calcarata, calcaratum
A floral morphology epithet describing a flower with a spur — a hollow, tubular projection from a petal or sepal that typically contains nectar. Appears as calcaratus (masculine), calcarata (feminine), or calcaratum (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin calcaratus, meaning "furnished with a spur," from calcar/calcaris (a spur), from calx/calcis (heel).
Example
“Aquilegia calcarata and Viola calcarata (spurred pansy) both have the characteristic backward-projecting spur that holds nectar accessible only to specific pollinators.”