Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Aquilegia flavescens S.Watson |
Bibliography | Botany [Fortieth Parallel]: 10 (1871) |
Native Range | w. Canada to Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1300-3500m |
Description | leaves ternate, segments obovate with 2-3 notches, glaucous, abaxially pubescent, flowers pendent, sepals lanceolate, 15-25mm long, spur thin, nearly straight, 10-18mm long |
Size | 20-70cm |
Color | pink, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring |
Synonyms | Aquilegia canadensis var. aurea Roezl Aquilegia canadensis var. depauperata (M.E.Jones) K.C.Davis Aquilegia canadensis ssp. flavescens (S.Watson) Brühl Aquilegia canadensis var. flavescens (S.Watson) K.C.Davis Aquilegia coerulea var. flavescens (S.Watson) G.Lawson Aquilegia depauperata M.E.Jones Aquilegia flavescens var. miniana J.F.Macbr. & Payson Aquilegia flavescens f. minor Tidestr. Aquilegia formosa var. flavescens (S.Watson) Hook.f. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |