Aquilegia einseleana

Aquilegia einseleana, or Einsele's columbine, is a perennial species of plant in the family Ranunculaceae, endemic to the central and eastern Alps of Slovenia and small areas of Germany, Austria, and Italy.

Description
Aquilegia einseleana grows to 45cm. It has blue-violet flowers which appear from May to September.

Taxonomy
The species was described by the German botanist Friedrich Wilhelm Schultz (1804–1876) in 1848, and named after his friend Dr. August Max Einsele (1803–1870), a Bavarian physician and botanist.

Distribution and habitat
Einsele's columbine grows in grassy and rocky limestone areas at altitudes between 600m and 1800m.