| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Aquilegia desertorum (M.E.Jones) Cockerell ex A.Heller |
| Synonyms | Aquilegia triternata Payson |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2000-2500m |
| Description | basal leaves bright green, ternate, adaxially glabrous, abaxially grey-green, flowers pendent, sepals red, 7-20mm, spur red, straight, 16-32mm long, in the middle constricted |
| Size | 15-60cm |
| Color | reddish yellow, yellow |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 |
| Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | RANUNCULACEAE
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