Aquilegia karatavica

Aquilegia karatavica is a perennial species of plant in the family Ranunculaceae, endemic to Kazakhstan.

Description
The species is 15–20cm tall, occasionally up to 30cm, with fragrant blue petals.

Taxonomy
Aquilegia karatavica was described by the Soviet botanist Georgij Vladimirovic Mikeschin (1911–1965) in 1947, from the type specimen which he collected in 1936 and is now held in Moscow State University.

Distribution and habitat
The species is endemic to the Karatau Mountains (from which the specific name karatavica is taken) of southern Kazakhstan, on north-facing rocky slopes at altitudes of around 1300m.