Aquilegia buergeriana
var. oxysepara is a perennial herb that inhabits grasslands
or forest edges in mountainous regions, with the stem growing to
40-100cm in height. Radical leaves emerge in a bundle at the bases
of the plants, of a biternate compound leaf, and on-stem leaves are
ternate; leaflets are fan-shaped, tips cleft in two to three, and
those segments cut shallowly into two or three anew. The stem tops
set 3-3.5cm-across flowers facing downward; sepals, 5 in number, are
purple-brown or light yellow, and petals, yellow, are five as well,
1.2-2.5cm in length; their bases become long to grow into spurs. The
spurs are erect and bend inside significantly. Bloom time:
June-August. |