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rocky mountain columbine

Aquilegia caerulea

Photo by SusanEllison
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from my garden

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Comments (9)
SusanEllison
No I did not...we will just have to leave it for now.
Meik Meißner
Susan, no I didn't know that, very interesting. What do you think, which one is yours? Did you measure the spurs?
SusanEllison
Meik, did you know this(I wonder which is mine): saximontana should not be confused with Aquilegia caerulea var. caerulea, which overlaps in range and may also have blue and white flowers. They can be identified by comparing the length of the "spur"-shaped backs of the flowers; A. saximontana has hooked spurs 3–9 mm (0.12–0.35 in) long, while A. caerulea has straight spurs 34–48 mm (1.3–1.9 in) in length.
SusanEllison
you are right. now I have a scientific ID...thanks.
Meik Meißner
What a nice picture! This looks like the Rocky Mountain Columbine (Aquilegia caerulea).
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PublishedJune 2, 2011

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