Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. |
Synonyms | Aquilegia californica A.Gray |
Aquilegia columbiana Rydb. | |
Aquilegia emarginata Eastw. | |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 0-3500m |
Description | basal leaves biternate, adaxially green, flowers pendent, sepals red, elliptic to lanceolate, spur red, straight, 13-21mm long, thick, in the middle constricted |
Size | 15-100cm |
Color | yellowish red |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring |
Territory |
Northern America
Subarctic America (Alaska , Yukon ) Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada , Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | RANUNCULACEAE
formosa hypolasia (Greene) Munz, Gentes Herbarum 7: 106 (1946)
formosa truncata (Fisch. & C.A,Mey.) Baker, Gard. Chron., n.s., 10: 111 (1878)
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