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Aquilegia parviflora is a species of flowering plant of the Aquilegia (columbine) genus in the family Ranunculaceae native to the Asian regions of Siberia, northern Mongolia, northern China, and Sakhalin.
Its comparatively small blue-purple flowers give the plant its name and make it less popular with gardeners than other columbines. The plant is well-suited to rock gardens.
Gardeners, who often favor columbine plants with larger flowers, tend to avoid acquiring the species. Cultivation of A. parviflora is generally reserved to collectors. In 1946, botanist Philip A. Munz noted that the flower did not appear to be cultivated in the United States.
Cultivation requires planting in sunny or semi-shaded positions. Russian botanist Tatyana Shulkina noted that the plant was well-suited for rock gardens.
The species is native to the Asian regions of Siberia, northern Mongolia, and northern China. In Russia, its presence has been documented in Amur Oblast, the former Chita Oblast (now part of Zabaykalsky Krai), Irkutsk Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Magadan Oblast, Primorsky Krai, Sakha Republic, and the island of Sakhalin. In China, it is found in Inner Mongolia and Manchuria. It favors the woodlands and slopes of its range. The plant favors forest clearings and meadows. The plant is found in this range at elevations of between 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) and 3,500 metres (11,500 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aquilegia parviflora by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
