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Aquilegia saximontana
Aquilegia saximontana, the alpine dwarf columbine, dwarf blue columbine, or alpine columbine, is a perennial plant that comes from the buttercup family. This plant species is native to just the US state of Colorado.
Alpine blue columbine is endemic to the Rocky Mountains in the north central part of the state. It has been recorded in eight counties, Larimer, Boulder, Gilpin, Jefferson, Clear Creek, Summit, Park, and El Paso. It is found above 3,300 meters (10,800 ft) in elevation to as high as 4,000 meters (13,000 ft).
Aquilegia alpina · Aquilegia amaliae · Fan Columbine · Aquilegia apuana · Aquilegia aradanica · Aquilegia aragonensis · Dark Columbine · Aquilegia atrovinosa · Atwood's Columbine · Aquilegia aurea · Aquilegia ballii · Aquilegia baluchistanica
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aquilegia saximontana 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.
