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Desolation Columbine (Aquilegia desolaticola S.L.Welsh & N.D.Atwood)

Also classified as Aquilegia desolatica (Misspelling).

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↑Summary

A rare perennial endemic to the Desolation Canyon in Utah, only described in 2001.

↑Range - Expand

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Not Present

This map is based on our research. We have checked its accuracy to Level 4 ecoregions. Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.

↑Habitat

This species is only known from the Desolation Canyon in Utah, along the Green River and its tributaries. It is found in seeps and moist sandy soil of the tertiary price river formation, in the narrow elevation range of 1300-1350m (4265-4429ft.) This area is remote and hard to access, and not currently threatened.

• Aquilegia desolatica (desolation columbine) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)

• Aquilegia desolaticola | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)

• Aquilegia desolaticola | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)

• Aquilegia desolaticola S.L.Welsh & N.D.Atwood | Plants of the World Online (POWO) (About This Site)

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