This high elevation columbine is so beautiful I had to take a lot of photos of it! It's Utah columbine (
Aquilegia scopulorum), part of the Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae). As you might guess, it grows in Utah, along with Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming.
It has long spurs that protrude behind the flower, and the leaves have a bluish tinge and are in tight mats.
Bees and butterflies pollinate these columbine, and you can find an interesting natural history about how
Aquilegia crossed the Bering land bridge 10,000 to 40,000 years ago
here.
For more info about Utah columbine, click
here.
This high elevation columbine is so beautiful I had to take a lot of photos of it! It's Utah columbine (Aquilegia scopulorum), part of the Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae). As you might guess, it grows in Utah, along with Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming.
It has long spurs that protrude behind the flower, and the leaves have a bluish tinge and are in tight mats.
Bees and butterflies pollinate these columbine, and you can find an interesting natural history about how Aquilegia crossed the Bering land bridge 10,000 to 40,000 years ago here.
For more info about Utah columbine, click here.
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