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foliolatum segmentis vix v. baud margine imbricatis, segmento lobove medio 

 cuneato-obovato apice crenis grossis v. lobulis tribus inciso, segmentis lateralibus aut 

 late oblongis aut oblique cuneato-obovatis inaequaliter bilobulatis lobulis plus minus 

 grosse crenatis v. integerrimis ; foliola lateralia aut trapezoidea aut terminali sub- 

 conformia, crenis brevissime lineari-oblongis v. oblongo-ovatis apice obtusis v. rotun- 

 datis; petioluli ultimi glabri v. villoso-pubescentes, terminalis 2-35 mm. longus, 

 laterales multo breviores v. nulli. 



Folia caulina intermedia, uno alterove saepe longe petiolato excepto, breviter 

 brevissimeve petiolata, inferiora saepe biternata superiora baud raro ternata, foliolis 

 lateralibus fol. bitern. sessilibus v. vix petiolulatis folia summa subsessilia reliquis 

 multo minora trifoliolata v. trisecta ad ultimum saepe integra bracteiformia anguste 

 lanceolata, segmentis integerrimis v. incisis saepissime lanceolatis, interdum ovatis 

 acutis v. acuminatis, 1-3 cm. longis. 



Inflorescentia rarissime subuniflora, saeinssime 3-9 flora corymboso-paniculata, 

 ramis valde elongatis. Pedunculi graciles teretes dense pubescentes saepe viscosi. 

 Flores mediocres v. magni subnutantes, concolores v. discolores. Sepala ovata v. 

 ovato-oblonga, nervis tribus ramosissimis percursa, apice acuta v. obtusa, cuneato- 

 attenuata v. acuminata, basi saepe abrupte constricta, 14-45 mm. longa, lati- 

 tudiue circiter ^ longitudinis dorso puberula violacea v. purpurea v. straminea v. 

 alljida, petala 4—15 mm. superantia. Petala glabra v. calcaria puberula, v. pur- 

 purea v. violacea v. straminea v. ochroleuca v. albida ; lamina obovata, apice 

 truncata rarius truncato-rotundata, 11—15 mm. longa ; calcar e basi conoidea sensim 

 in partem apicalem tenuitor cylimlricuni v. subulatum attenuatum, raro uncinatim 

 incurvum saepius rectum aut a basi aut apicem versus incurvum, laminae sub- 

 aequale v. ea sesquilougum raro duplo longius v. duplo brevius, ajrice manifesto v. 

 vix capitatum. 



Stamina longitudine inacqualia, numerosa, longiora petalorum limbum subae- 

 quantia v. paullo superantia, glabra, filamenta angusta e basi paullum dilatata sensim 

 attenuata ; autberae oblongae v. ellipticae muticae circiter 2 mm. longae. Para- 

 stcmoncs ovato-lanceolati vix v. distincte undulati acuti ovaria superantes. 



Pistilla 5-9, stamina vix v. manifesto superantia, 9-14 mm. longa ; ovaria cylin- 

 drica dense hirfca plus minus glanduloso-pilosa, in stylum subulatum parte inferiore 

 hirtum apice rectum v. recurvum aequilongum v. sesquilongum attenuata. 



Folliculi 5-9 patuli Babcoriacei subcylindrici, e basi ovoidea sensim attenuate 

 apice oblique rotundato-truncati, nervis obliquis crebris prominentibus plus minus 

 anastomosantibus reticulati, sine stylo 18-24 mm. longi, plus minus birti, stylis 

 filiformibuB G-10 mm. longis apioe saepe circinnatim rccurvis rostrati. 



Semina numerosa cuneato-obovoidea ventre carinata, interdum subcostata, 

 nigra, nitida v. subopaca, vix punctulata, 2-2'5 mm. longa. 



Tabella ad varietates Aquilegiae Moorcroftianae' 

 determinandas. 



I. Caulis plus minusvo conspicue foliosus et saepissime (30-) 40-90 cm. altitudine, 

 basim versus glabrescens v. parce birtulus. 

 A. Calcar petalorum lamina brevius v. earn vix aequans. 



21. Sepala 19-25 mm. longa; calcaria uneinata v. plus minus manifesto 

 incurva ; folia basiluria saepe triternata.] 



A. fragraus". 



