Aquilegia vulgaris ssp. nevadensis

Aquilegia vulgaris subsp. nevadensis is a subspecies of the perennial flowering plant Aquilegia vulgaris of the genus Aquilegia (columbines) in the family Ranunculaceae. It is endemic to the Baetic System of mountain ranges – including the Sierra de Almijara, Sierra de Baza, Sierra Nevada and Sierra de Tejeda – in the Andalusia region of southeastern Spain. It favors damp soil at elevations between 1,100 m (3,600 ft) and 2,500 m (8,200 ft). Its conservation status was evaluated as near threatened in 2014. A. v. nevadensis plants can reach 60 cm (24 in) tall. The subspecies flowers from May to July, producing blue or violet flowers that are between 40 mm (1.6 in) and 50 mm (2.0 in) in diameter. Its nectar spurs are slightly curved and roughly the same length as the petals. The plant was first described in 1854 by Pierre Edmond Boissier and Georges François Reuter, who considered it a new species and named it Aquilegia nevadensis. This name is still accepted by some taxonomic authoriti......read more on Wikipedia.