In article , Pam Moore
writes
Is there such a plant as "Caerulea montana"?

A friend says she has one labelled as such. I feel the name ought to
have a species name first. Caerulea = blue, montana = from the
mountains.

You mean a genus name ;-)
The first name is the genus, the second is the species.
There is no law that says a genus name can't be descriptive. Bellis
(beautiful) for example.

I looked on Google and it came up with an aquilegia. Strangely when I
changed to a UK search there was nothing.
My friend who is a bit vague on such things says it is like a
cornflower with biggish hairy leaves, wide, which end in a point and
come from the base.

Centaurea montana.

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Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"