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Aquilegia species hybridize and are, in the words of the Flora of North America, "difficult to define adequately. Some of the variability is because of introgressive hybridization. Even distantly related species of Columbine are often freely interfertile, and many cases of natural hybridization and introgression are known from North America.... In arid areas Aquilegia species tend to form small populations often completely isolated from one another. This leads to local fixation on genes and therefore increased variability in species such as Aquilegia micrantha and Aquilegia desertorum." The spurs
present on most Aquilegia flowers are unique and give rise to its
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| Aquilegia micrantha (Columbine) Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Blooming information withheld to protect the plants. This delicate Columbine
is a Colorado Plateau endemic. Color varies through
blends of whites, pinks, and yellows. See also Aquilegia coerulea and Aquilegia elegantula. |
Range map © John Kartesz,
County Color Key
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Range map for Aquilegia micrantha |