Paraquilegia uniflora

Paraquilegia uniflora is a species of perennial in the genus Paraquilegia in the family Ranunculaceae. The species is a cushion plant. All flowers in the genus possess five sepals and five shorter yellow petals. The sepals on P. uniflora can be blue or creamy white. They are suborbicular to ovate in shape and range length between 7 mm (0.28 in) and 8 mm (0.31 in). Seeds in the genus generally require at least two years to germinate, producing seedlings described by American botanist and gardener Robert Nold as "incredibly small and look exactly like columbines dancing on the head of a pin".

Paraquilegia uniflora is native to a range spanning Tajikistan to the mountainous border between Afghanistan and northern Pakistan.

The genus name Paraquilegia means "next to" or "besides" Aquilegia (the genera of columbines). While the leaves of Paraquilegia and columbines may have similar appearances, the flowers of Paraquilegia are more similar to those of the genus Anemone. The word aquilegia itself may come from the Latin word for "eagle", aquila, in reference to the columbine's petals' resemblance to eagle talons. Aquilegia may also derive from aquam legere, which is Latin for "to collect water", or aquilegium, a Latin word for a container of water.