Aquilegia flavescens
For the Sierra Columbine, also sometimes called "Yellow Columbine", see Aquilegia pubescens.
| Aquilegia flavescens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Aquilegia |
| Species: | A. flavescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Aquilegia flavescens S. Watson | |
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Aquilegia flavescens (Yellow Columbine) is a wildflower native to mountain meadows, open woods, and alpine slopes of the Rocky Mountains from Utah north to British Columbia and Alberta.
The plant grows to 20-70 cm in height. While the most common flower color is yellow, portions of the flowers can also be yellow-pink, raspberry pink, white, and cream.
External links
- USDA PLANTS Profile
- US Forest Service
- "Aquilegia flavescens". Flora of North America. (FNA). Missouri Botanical Garden – via EFloras.org.
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