Aquilegia laramiensis
Wyoming Agric. Exp. Sta. Bull. 28: 78-79. 1896.
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Stems 5-25 cm. Basal leaves 1-2×-ternately compound, 5-25 cm, about as long as stems; leaflets green adaxially, to 9-27 mm, not viscid; primary petiolules 17-35 mm (leaflets not crowded), glabrous. Flowers nodding; sepals divergent from floral axis, greenish white, linear or lanceolate, 7-15 × 1-4 mm, apex acute to rounded; petals: spurs white, hooked, 5-8 mm, stout, evenly tapered from base, blades cream colored, oblong to elliptic, 5-12 × 3-7 mm; stamens 10-11 mm. Follicles 10-14 mm; beak 3-5 mm. 2n = 14.
Phenology: Flowering summer (Jun–Jul).
Habitat: Rock crevices
Elevation: 2000-2500 m
Discussion
Of conservation concern.
Aquilegia laramiensis is endemic to the Laramie Mountains.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.