Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Aquilegia pyrenaica DC. |
Bibliography | Fl. Franc. [J.B.A.M.de Lamarck & A.P.de Candolle], éd. 3, 4: 12 (1805) |
Native Range | Pyrenees to e. Cordillera Cantábrica |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1200-2300m |
Description | subglabrous, basal leaves petiolate, biternate, flowers 3-5cm across, spur long, slender, subcurvate |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | bright blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring |
Synonyms | Aquilegia alpina Lam. Aquilegia alpina var. pyrenaica (DC.) Hegi Aquilegia alpina ssp. pyrenaica (DC.) Bonnier Aquilegia beata Rapaicz Aquilegia beata var. condemnata Rapaicz Aquilegia pyrenaica var. macrantha Fisch. Aquilegia pyrenaica var. pusilla Fisch. Aquilegia viscosa Suffren ex Rchb. Aquilegia vulgaris var. pyrenaica (DC.) Hook.f. & Thomson Aquilegia vulgaris ssp. pyrenaica (DC.) Hook.f. & Thomson Aquilegia vulgaris var. vera Brühl Aquilina pyrenea Bubani |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |