Aquilegia pubescens, Coville's Columbine

This Columbine was located at the very top of Shepherd's Pass, at 12,008 feet (3660 meters)in the southern Sierra Nevada. July 27, 2007 Because of the pink-orange color of the spurs and petals, it's possible that this is a hybrid of Aquilegia pubescens and the red and yellow-flowered Aquilegia formosa that occurs at lower altitudes. The foliage, however, had the distinctive resiny smell of A. pubescens. Try rubbing the leaves sometime when you encounter this plant. To me the leaves smell like pine resin and rosemary combined.