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Aquilegia scopulorum Tidestr.  
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FamilyRANUNCULACEAE
Genus speciesAquilegia scopulorum Tidestr. 
BibliographyAmer. Midl. Naturalist 1: 167 (1910)
Native Rangec. Nevada to s. Utah
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2000-3500m
Descriptionbasal leaves biternate, leaflets densely crowded, on both faces glaucous, flowers erect, spur blue to white, straight, 25-40mm long
Size5-30cm
Colorbluish white
Bloomlate spring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
division in spring
SynonymsAquilegia coerulea var. calcarea M.E.Jones
Aquilegia scopulorum f. calcarea (M.E.Jones) Tidestr.
Aquilegia scopulorum var. calcarea (M.E.Jones) Munz
Aquilegia scopulorum ssp. perplexans Clokey
Territory7 Northern America
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada, UTA Utah)
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