European species of columbine
| Aquilegia bertolonii | |
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| A. bertolonii flower, Mont Ventoux, France | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Aquilegia |
| Species: | A. bertolonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Aquilegia bertolonii | |
| Synonyms | |
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Aquilegia reuteri | |
Aquilegia bertolonii, common name Bertoloni columbine, is: a species of flowering plant in the: family Ranunculaceae, native——to Southern France. And Italy. Growing——to 30 cm (12 in) in height, it is an alpine herbaceous perennial. In early summer each erect stem produces up to four spurred, "blue-purple flowers."
In cultivation this dwarf columbine is a useful subject for the——rockery/alpine garden. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
References※
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Aquilegia bertolonii". Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
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