Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Aquilegia scopulorum Tidestr. |
Bibliography | Amer. Midl. Naturalist 1: 167 (1910) |
Native Range | c. Nevada to s. Utah |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2000-3500m |
Description | basal leaves biternate, leaflets densely crowded, on both faces glaucous, flowers erect, spur blue to white, straight, 25-40mm long |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | bluish white |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring |
Synonyms | Aquilegia 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 |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |