4291

Forb
Perennial

Non-native: Europe

Documented growing wild in - NC -

Rare

Look for it in disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

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LEAVES:
2-3x ternately compound
Basal & alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Blue, purple, pink, white, or red and yellow
5 sepals
5 petals
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
Aggregate of follicles

 

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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (6/30/18):
Aquilegia vulgaris   FAMILY Ranunculaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aquilegia vulgaris   FAMILY Ranunculaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 076-02-002:
Aquilegia vulgaris   FAMILY Ranunculaceae