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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:
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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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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-02-002:
 Aquilegia vulgaris   FAMILY Ranunculaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
 European Columbine, Garden Columbine

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image of Aquilegia vulgaris, European Columbine, Garden Columbine

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_aqvu_001_lvd