| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Aquilegia chrysantha A.Gray |
| Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 621 (1873) |
| Native Range | Utah to n. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 1000-3500m |
| Description | basal leaves bi- or triternate, much shorter than stem, not viscid, flowers erect, sepals yellow, lanceolate, 20-36mm, spur yellow, straight, 42-65mm long, thin, evenly tapered |
| Size | 30-100cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
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| 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 chrysantha f. pleiocalcarata B.Boivin Aquilegia chrysantha var. rydbergii Munz Aquilegia coerulea var. chrysantha (A.Gray) Rapaicz Aquilegia formosa var. chrysantha (A.Gray) Brühl Aquilegia leptoceras var. chrysantha (A.Gray) Hook.f. Aquilegia leptoceras var. flava A.Gray Aquilegia leptoceras var. lutea Mast. & T.Moore Aquilegia thalictrifolia Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest) |
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