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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.

Example Plant

🌿Aquilegia calcarata