Species Information
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Anthophyta
Class: Dicotyledoneae
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Aquilegia
Species: desertorum
Desert Columbine - Aquilegia desertorum
Image courtesy of New Mexico Rare Plants
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Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
Stems slender, glandular hairy above, about 30.0 cm high, basal leaves biternate, rarely over one-third as long as the stems; leaflets small, rather thick, pubescent, glaucous on both surfaces; stem leaves several; bracts once or twice ternate; flowers nodding, sepals dark red, elliptic lanceolate, about 1 cm long; laminae yellow, rounded, about 5 mm long; spurs light red, straight, slender, 22-25 mm long.
Status
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 0
Number of Mapped Locations: 0
Number of Observations: 0
External Links
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NatureServe Explorer
New Mexico Rare Plants Website
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
NatureServe Explorer
New Mexico Rare Plants Website
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)