Aquilegia
Aquilegia (commonly known as granny's bonnet or columbine) is a genus of about 60-70 species[1] of perennial plants that are found in meadows, woodlands, and at higher altitudes throughout the Northern Hemisphere, known for the spurred petals [2] of their flowers.
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| flower and fruit of Aquilegia vulgaris (type species) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Aquilegia |
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Aquilegia Media
- Schwarzviolette Akelei (Aquilegia atrata) 02.jpg
Aquilegia atrata flowers
- Aquilegia vulgaris MHNT.BOT.2009.13.42.jpg
Aquilegia vulgaris fruit and seeds
- Effect of leaf miners on Aquilegia canadensis (cropped).jpg
Leaf miners can leave trails where they have consumed the interior tissue of Aquilegia leaves
Some North American columbines adapted to pollination by hawkmoths (pictured) and hummingbirds.
Patterns of floral morphology in the subfamily Thalictroideae
Aquilegia × miniana (pictured) is a naturally occurring hybrid of A. flavescens and A. formosa.
Some of the earliest cultivation of columbines may have occurred at Christian cathedrals.
A. vulgaris 'Nora Barlow' is a double-flowered cultivar known for its coloring.
Aquilegia vulgaris served as a symbol of bodily pleasures within Hieronymus Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights (detail pictured).
