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Aquilegia fragrans Benth.  
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FamilyRANUNCULACEAE
Genus speciesAquilegia fragrans Benth. 
BibliographyBotanist 4: t. 181 (1840)
Native Rangee. Afghanistan to w. Himalaya
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Altitude2400-3600m
Descriptionbasal leaves biternate, glaucous, leaflets 2-4cm long, trilobate, flowers 1-3 per stem, 3-5cm across and long, spur 15-20mm long, thin, subuncinate
Size20-80cm
Colorpale purple, white
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
division in spring
SynonymsAquilegia glauca Lindl.
Aquilegia glauca var. himalayica Rapaicz
Aquilegia kanaoriensis var. suaveolens Cambess.
Aquilegia suaveolens Brühl
Aquilegia vulgaris var. fragrans (Benth.) Aitch.
Aquilegia vulgaris var. glauca Brühl
Aquilegia vulgaris var. himalaica Brühl
Aquilegia vulgaris var. suaveolens Brühl
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya)
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