Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Aquilegia coerulea E.James |
Bibliography | Account Exped. Pittsburgh, ed. Philadelphia, 2: 15 (1822) |
Native Range | s. Wyoming to n. New Mexico |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1800-3600m |
Description | leaves glaucous, biternate, leaflets shortly petiolate, obovate with 1-3 notches, flowers 1-several, upright, sepals lanceolate, 25-40mm, spur thin, nearly straight, 35-50mm |
Size | 15-80cm |
Color | blue, white, pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring |
Synonyms | Aquilegia advena Regel Aquilegia canadensis ssp. coerulea (E.James) Brühl Aquilegia coerulea var. daileyae Eastw. Aquilegia coerulea ssp. daileyae (Eastw.) Payson Aquilegia coerulea f. glandulosa Cockerell Aquilegia coerulea var. macrantha (Hook. & Arn.) Rapaicz Aquilegia coerulea f. pallidiflora Cockerell Aquilegia formosa ssp. coerulea (E.James) Brühl Aquilegia formosa var. macrantha (Hook. & Arn.) Brühl Aquilegia macrantha Hook. & Arn. Aquilegia oreophila Rydb. Aquilegia piersoniana L.O.Williams |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |