Aquilegia formosa var. communis B. Boivin; A. formosa var. megalantha B. Boivin; A. formosa var. wawawensis (Payson) H. St. John

Stems and petioles glabrous or pilose, not viscid. Flowers: sepals 14-26 mm, 0.9-1.3 times as long as spurs; petal blades 3-6(-7) mm. 2 n = 14.

Flowering spring-summer (Apr-Aug). Mesic woods; 0-2500 m; Alta., B.C., Yukon; Alaska, Calif., Idaho, Mont., Nev., Oreg., Utah, Wash., Wyo.