| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Aquilegia nivalis (Falc. ex Brühl) J.R.Drumm. & Hutch. |
| Bibliography | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1920: 150 (1920) |
| Native Range | n. Pakistan to w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 3400-4300m |
| Description | basal leaves biternate, glabrous, adaxially greenish, abaxially greyish, flowers solitary, erect, spur short, curvate, petals nearly black |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | bluish purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| 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 glauca var. nivalis Baker Aquilegia vulgaris ssp. nivalis Falc. ex Brühl Aquilegia vulgaris var. paradoxa Brühl Aquilegia vulgaris var. saccocentra Brühl |
| Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |