| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Aquilegia moorcroftiana Wall. ex Royle |
| Synonyms | Aquilegia moorensteiniana Steud. |
| Aquilegia subaphylla Brühl | |
| Aquilegia wallichiana Brühl | |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 3600-4500m |
| Description | basal leaves biternate, thick, grey-green, leaflets crowded, flowers pendent, 25-40mm across and 2-3cm long, spur 1-2cm long, erect, petals yellow |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | blue, purplish blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Tadzhikistan ) Western Asia China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | RANUNCULACEAE
moorcroftiana afghanica (Brühl) Riedl, Fl. Pakistan 193: 21 (1991)
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