Aquilegia

Columbine
	flower and fruit of Aquilegia vulgaris (type species)
Scientific classification
Unrecognized taxon (fix):	Aquilegia
Species
	60-70, see text

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.

Aquilegia Media

Columbine cultivar 'Magpie'
Double-flowered Aquilegia × hybrida
Wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) growing in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore near Glen Arbor, Michigan
Dark columbine (Aquilegia atrata)
Aquilegia alpina, Lac Forchou, Belledone, Isere, Francia
Fan columbine (Aquilegia flabellata)
Fragrant columbine (Aquilegia fragrans)
Aquilegia × maruyamana
Pyrenean columbine (Aquilegia pyrenaica)
Aquilegia longissima

References

↑ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
↑ Puzey, J.R., Gerbode, S.J., Hodges, S.A., Kramer, E.M., Mahadevan, L. (2011) Evolution of Aquilegia spur length diversity through changes in cell anisotropy. Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

[1] Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607

[Puzey.2C_J.R._2011-2] Puzey, J.R., Gerbode, S.J., Hodges, S.A., Kramer, E.M., Mahadevan, L. (2011) Evolution of Aquilegia spur length diversity through changes in cell anisotropy. Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

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Columbine

flower and fruit of Aquilegia vulgaris (type species)
Scientific classification
Unrecognized taxon (fix):	Aquilegia
Species
60-70, see text