Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Aquilegia vulgaris
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aquilegia vulgaris
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Aquilegia vulgaris
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Aquilegia vulgaris
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-02-002:
Aquilegia vulgaris FAMILY Ranunculaceae
COMMON NAME:
European Columbine, Garden Columbine
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_aqvu_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm190418_7495
April Greenville County SC
Flowers blue, purple, mauve, pink, white, or red and yellow; spurs hooked, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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JK Marlow jkm190418_7496
April Greenville County SC
When in leaf, somewhat easily mistaken for Thalictrum or Enemion; look for old fruits, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Aquilegia vulgaris
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aquilegia vulgaris
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Aquilegia vulgaris
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Aquilegia vulgaris
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-02-002:
Aquilegia vulgaris
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
4291
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Disturbed areas, recently appearing in natural areas (such as grassy balds, in thin soils around rock outcrops), per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Rare
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LEAVES:
Ternately compound, with 2-3 levels of compoundness
Basal & alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Blue to violet
5 sepals
5 petals
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Aggregate of follicles
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