A flower above 4,000 metresSourced
Even above 4,000 metres,
a columbine can bloom.
Aquilegia moorcroftiana grows across parts of Central Asia and the Himalayas. It is reported as the highest-growing columbine species, frequently found above 4,000 metres, with blue flowers.
Some flowers make a home
far up the mountain.
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