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Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC.  
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FamilyRANUNCULACEAE
Genus speciesAquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC. 
SynonymsAquilegia californica A.Gray
 Aquilegia columbiana Rydb.
 Aquilegia emarginata Eastw.
Habitatthickets and woods
Altitude0-3500m
Descriptionbasal leaves biternate, adaxially green, flowers pendent, sepals red, elliptic to lanceolate, spur red, straight, 13-21mm long, thick, in the middle constricted
Size15-100cm
Coloryellowish red
Bloomspring, summer
Ca
Typetuft
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed 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)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
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RANUNCULACEAE

Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC., Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 1: 50 (1824)

Synonyms:
Aquilegia canadensis formosa (Fisch. ex DC.) S.Watson

0-3500m
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formosa typica ined.

Synonyms:
Aquilegia californica A.Gray
Aquilegia canadensis arctica (Loudon) Rapaicz
Aquilegia canadensis incarnata Rapaicz
Aquilegia columbiana Rydb.
Aquilegia emarginata Eastw.
Aquilegia formosa anomala J.T.Howell
Aquilegia formosa communis B.Boivin
Aquilegia formosa megalantha B.Boivin
Aquilegia formosa saxicola Brühl
Aquilegia formosa wawawensis (Payson) H.St.John
Aquilegia hookeri Borbás
Aquilegia wawawensis Payson

Subarctic America, w. Canada, w. USA
70 ASK YUK 71 ABT BRC 73 IDA MNT ORE WAS WYO 76 CAL NEV UTA

formosa hypolasia (Greene) Munz, Gentes Herbarum 7: 106 (1946)

Basionym:
Aquilegia hypolasia Greene, Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 2: 141 (1911)

s. California, n. Mexico
76 CAL 79 MXE MXN

formosa truncata (Fisch. & C.A,Mey.) Baker, Gard. Chron., n.s., 10: 111 (1878)

Basionym:
Aquilegia truncata Fisch. & C.A.Mey., Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 9(Suppl.): 8 (1844)

Synonyms:
Aquilegia formosa pauciflora (Greene) Payson
Aquilegia pauciflora Greene
Aquilegia truncata pauciflora (Greene) Jeps.

Oregon, California. Nevada
73 ORE 76 CAL NEV

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