Aquilegia amaliae, common name Amalia's columbine, is a perennial species of plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to the southern Balkans.
Description The plant is slightly shorter and more slender than the similar but more widespread Aquilegia vulgaris, with pale blue-violet sepals and pale purple nectar spurs.
Taxonomy The species is sometimes considered a subspecies of Aquilegia ottonis.
Etymology The specific epithet amaliae honours Amalia of Oldenburg, the wife of King Otto of Greece after whom A. ottonis is named.
Distribution and habitat The species is native to Albania, Greece, and North Macedonia. It grows in rocky mountainous habitats.
Conservation , the species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List.
Ecology Aquilegia amaliae is known to be attacked by the smut fungus Urocystis sorosporioides, which creates pustules on the leaves.
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