| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Aquilegia moorcroftiana Wall. ex Royle |
| Bibliography | Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: 55 (1834) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to w. Tibet and c. & w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| 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 | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Aquilegia microphylla (Korsh.) Ikonn. Aquilegia moorcroftiana f. microphylla Korsh. Aquilegia moorensteiniana Steud. Aquilegia subaphylla Brühl Aquilegia vulgaris var. moorcroftiana (Wall. ex Royle) Aitch. Aquilegia vulgaris ssp. moorcroftiana (Wall. ex Royle) Brühl Aquilegia vulgaris var. subaphylla Brühl Aquilegia vulgaris var. wallichiana Brühl Aquilegia wallichiana Brühl |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan) 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |