Stems finely pubescent. Sepals 18-22 mm with an elongated tip; spur 5-12 mm long. Follicles 15-20 mm. Style 7-8 mm.

Fl. Per.: May-August.

Type: Kashmir, Srinagar & Badrinath, Robert Blinkworth s.n. (K-W).

Chitral: B-6 Lowari top-D ir, M.A. Siddiqi & A. Rahman 26870 (RAW), D ir-Gujar, fls. blue, Mir Alam Khan 125 (RAW), B-7 Swat: Miandam, 14.7.1958, R.R. Stewart s.n. (RAW), Jaba, ± 9000', E. Nasir & M.A. Siddiqi 2317 (RAW), Hazara: near Kuza Gali, E. & Y. Nasir 7641 (RAW), Changla Gali, 8-9000, R.R. Stewart 10224 (RAW), id., R.R. Stewart 27437 (RAW), id., M.A. Siddiqui & Y. Nasir 10249 (RAW), id., F. Grohmann 7003 (KUH,RAW), Dunga Gali-Mokshpuri, Y. Nasir & R. Akhter 10852 (RAW), Nathia Gali, M. Qaiser & A. Ghafoor 2039 (KUH), id., R.R. Stewart 9097 (RAW), below Mokshpuri, Y. Nasir & Nazir, 8504 (RAW), Khanspur, Y. Nasir 6487 (RAW), Dunga Gali, fls. yellow, Y. Nasir & Khan 9551, 9570 (RAW), id., R.R. Stewart28776 (RAW), 28777 (RAW), Thandiani, 8500', E. & Y. Nasir 9139 (RAW), id., Y. Nasir & Khan 11011 (RAW), Baran Gali, Todd Nachowitz 146 (RAW), Kashmir: B-8 ascent to Serimang, c. 6000', Y. Nasir & Khan 8454 (RAW), Keran-Reshna 5500', R.R & I.D. Stewart 17725 (RAW), Tragbal, ± 9400', R.R. Stewart 19523 (RAW), near Taubat, ± 7500', R.R. & I.D. Stewart 17897 (RAW), Marchi-Buniyar range, 9.7.1945, I.D. Kapoor s.n. (RAW), Bothwan Gali, M. Qaiser & A. Ghafoor 5090 (KUH), C-7 Islamabad & Rawalpindi: Lower Forest rd., Murree, R.R. & I.D. Stewart 6178 (RAW), Charehan, R.R. & I.D. Stewart 5208 (RAW), Bhurban, ± 1950 m, Y. Nasir & Nazir 10319 (RAW), near Rosenheim, Murree, Rodin 5320 (RAW), Patriata, Y. Nasir & Nazir 10226 (RAW), Gharial, R.R. & I.D. Stewart 3836 (KUH), Murree. 24.8.1939, P. Singh s.n. (RAW), id., R.R. Stewart 27436 (RAW), Sunny Bank. Sultanul Abedin 7380 (KUH).

More common in the western part of the whole range of the species. The characters mentioned for Aquilegia kurramensis (op.cit) are certainly not sufficient for specific separation, as they are widely variable.