The stem is covered with fine hairs, branching into 3–5 nearly leafless flower stalks.

The plant has 5–8 white, drooping flowers measuring 25–30 mm (1.0–1.2 in) in diameter, with upright, slightly curved spurs.

[4] Aquilegia barbaricina is endemic to east-central Sardinia and grows in alder scrub along water courses at 1,300–1,400 m (4,300–4,600 ft) in altitude.

[4] It is now thought to survive only in a few places in a deep, wooded wetland valley on Monte Spada [it].

[6] The specific name barbaricina refers to the Barbagia region of eastern Sardinia, where the species is found.