Aquilegia pubescens (Sierra Columbine)

 7/11/07 South Lake, Bishop Region, Inyo National Forest, 

Eastern Sierra, Inyo County, CA

7/11/07 South Lake 

7/11/07 South Lake

7/1/05 South Lake

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Sierra Columbine

SPECIES: Aquilegia pubescens

FAMILY: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/1/2005

LOCATION: South Lake, Bishop Region, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Inyo County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Plant 15–50 cm

Leaves: basal and lower cauline 1–2-ternate, petioles 5–25 cm, segments 10–25(40) mm; upper cauline generally deeply 3-lobed to 1-ternate

Inflorescence: flower erect

Flower: sepals 10–24 mm, cream to pink; petals cream to pink except spur mouth ± cream only, blade 8–15 mm, spur 20–42 mm, generally ± straight, tip 1–2.5 mm wide, mouth 6–10 mm wide, round, ± 90° to flower axis; stamens 12–21 mm

Ecology: Open, generally rocky slopes, scrub, subalpine forest, alpine

Elevation: 2600–3650 m.  

Bioregional distribution: High Sierra Nevada.Variable, hybridizes with  A. formosa in SNH

Horticultural information: IRR, DRN: 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17 &SHD: 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24; DFCLT.