Aquilegia vulgaris (Columbine)

Aquilegia vulgaris L.

Columbine

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Magnoliidae	Includes magnolias, nutmeg, bay laurel, cinnamon, avocado, black pepper, and many others
Order	Ranunculales	Basal (evolved earlier) eudicots, also called “true dicots”
Family	Ranunculaceae	Buttercup family
Genus	Aquilegia	From Latin aquila, or “eagle,” for the flower’s resemblence to an eagle’s claw
Species	vulgaris	Common

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6/1/2013 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Rte. 130, Hollis, New Hampshire
≈ 5 × 4½" (13 × 11 cm)

A cultivar. · 5/27/2016 · Acton Arboretum, Acton, Massachusetts
≈ 8 × 11" (20 × 28 cm)

6/1/2013 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Rte. 130, Hollis, New Hampshire
≈ 3½ × 4" (9.0 × 9.9 cm)

6/1/2013 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Rte. 130, Hollis, New Hampshire
≈ 5 × 4½" (13 × 11 cm)

Aquilegia vulgaris description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 5 Oct 2021.

8/17/2019 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Wildflower Trail, Hollis, New Hampshire
≈ 4 × 3" (10 × 7.7 cm) ID is uncertain

A cultivar. · 5/27/2016 · Acton Arboretum, Acton, Massachusetts
≈ 15 × 10" (39 × 26 cm)

8/17/2019 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Wildflower Trail, Hollis, New Hampshire
≈ 3 × 3" (8.3 × 7.9 cm) ID is uncertain

A cultivar. · 5/27/2016 · Acton Arboretum, Acton, Massachusetts
≈ 7 × 4" (16 × 11 cm)

A cultivar. · 5/27/2016 · Acton Arboretum, Acton, Massachusetts
≈ 15 × 14" (38 × 34 cm)

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