Aquilegia litardierei

Aquilegia litardierei is a perennial species of plant in the family Ranunculaceae, endemic to Corsica.

[2] Aquilegia litardierei is a dwarf species, reaching only 5–12 centimetres (2.0–4.7 inches) in height and with blue-violet flowers half the size of those of Aquilegia vulgaris, the common columbine.

[3][4] The species is likely to have derived from an ancient Sardinian-Corsican complex also including the extremely rare and geographically limited Aquilegia nuragica (Nuragica columbine), although A. litardierei is a significantly less specialised species.

[5] The specific epithet litardierei honours the French botanist René Verriet de Litardière (1888–1957), famous for his studies of Corsican flora.

[4] The species is endemic to Corsica, where it grows in rocky alpine habitats.