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Aquilegia discolor
Aquilegia discolor, commonly known as the two-coloured columbine, is a perennial flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, endemic to northwestern Spain.
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Description
Aquilegia discolor is a dwarf species, growing to 15 cm (5.9 in) in height with a thick rhizome. The basal leaves are mid-green and biternate with rounded leaflets, smooth above and waxy on the underside. The stem bears one or sometimes two flowers and is downy towards the top. The flowers are nodding and blue-purple with short, inwardly curved nectar spurs and white borders on the inner petals. The stamens barely protrude from the petals, and the anthers are yellow.
Range & habitat
Aquilegia discolor is endemic to the western Cantabrian Mountains in northwestern Spain. It grows in mountainous, rocky limestone areas.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 705695.