| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Aquilegia saximontana Rydb. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3300-4000m |
| Description | leaves thin, biternate, green, abaxially grey-green, flower often hidden in crowded leaves, sepals blue, 9-18mm long, spur blue, uncinate, 3-9mm long, thick |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | blue-yellowish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring |
| Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | RANUNCULACEAE
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