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A. coerulea, ne of summit, 11,900’, June 23, 2021

A. coerulea, ne of summit, 11,900’, June 23, 2021

A. coerulea, possibly hybridizing with A. elegantula? Sayres Gulch, 11,400’, July 2, 2021

A. coerulea, possibly hybridizing with A. elegantula? Sayres Gulch, 11,400’, July 2, 2021

Common & scientific name
Colorado columbine, Aquilegia coerulea

Family
Buttercup, Ranunculaceae

Location
Upper Lost Man, 11,800’

Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
Our beloved state flower, equally at home in aspen groves and on rocky tundra, manifesting all kinds of color combinations, hybridizing with all other species of Aquilegia, occasionally with spurless variants: how lucky we are to call this endlessly interesting flower our own!

A. coerulea, ne of summit, 11,900’, June 23, 2021

A. coerulea, ne of summit, 11,900’, June 23, 2021