Wildflowers of Southern Arizona
		
		
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	 
		
Golden Columbine. 
		
Aquilegia chrysantha. 
		
Buttercup (Ranunculaceae) family.
	
 	 
		
			The flowers are up to 3 inches (7.6 cm) across and have 5 longer, pale yellow, lanceolate sepals and 5 shorter, oblong petals with slender, evenly tapering, up to 2 1/2 inch (6.4 cm) long, nectar-filled spurs projecting behind them. The leaves are green and divided into 2 (rare) or 3 delicate, round-lobed or toothed leaflets. The stems are green and very slender, giving this plant a light, airy appearance.  
				
				
Santa Catalina Mountains.
				
Location: Shoulder of Marshall Gulch Road.
				
7/14/15
				
						
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