Status: Native
Synonyms:
Aquilegia triternata Gray
Aquilegia desertorum has nodding flowers with long spurs. The sepals are red and longer than the petals. Aquilegia desertorum is found on moist mixed conifer mountain slopes at upper elevation.
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Aquilegia desertorum, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak, July 15, 2008
Aquilegia desertorum, flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak, July 15, 2008
Aquilegia desertorum, flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak, July 22, 2009
Aquilegia desertorum, fruit, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak, July 22, 2009
Aquilegia desertorum, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, San Francisco Mtns., Johnson Canyon, June 14, 2010
Aquilegia desertorum, closeup of flower, photo Walter Szymanski, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak, August 21, 2010
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