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Aquilegia elegantula Greene  
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FamilyRANUNCULACEAE
Genus speciesAquilegia elegantula Greene 
BibliographyPittonia 4: 14 (1899)
Native Rangesw. Colorado to New Mexico and n. Mexico
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets and woods
Altitude1500-3500m
Descriptionlower leaves green, thin, biternate, glabrous, flowers pendent, sepals proximally red, distally yellow-green, spur straight, 16-23mm long
Size10-60cm
Colorreddish yellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
division in spring
SynonymsAquilegia canadensis var. fendleri Brühl
Territory7 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)
     79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest)
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