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Similar Aquilegia bertolonii, Aquilegia einseleana, Aquilegia atrata, Alpine columbine, Aquilegia olympica | ||
Aquilegia pyrenaica, common name Pyrenean columbine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae.
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Description
Aquilegia pyrenaica can reach a height of 10–30 centimetres (3.9–11.8 in). This plant is closely related to the taller Aquliegia alpina. Stem is usually simple, more or less glabrous. The leaves are blue-green, petiolate and trifoliate. The flowers are bright blue or lilac, 3–5 centimetres (1.2–2.0 in) wide and 2.5–3.5 centimetres (0.98–1.38 in). Spurs are long, slender and very little curved, stamens are yellow and protruding. This plant blooms from April to June.
Habitat
This species prefer pastures and rocky places at an altitude of 900–2,200 metres (3,000–7,200 ft).
Distribution
This species is native to France and the Pyrenees.
References
Aquilegia pyrenaica Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA