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Columbine - Aquilegia caerulea I think that this is some kind of cultivar of Aquilegia caerulea. From what I can determine, it is a perennial plant. It doesn&#039;t seem to be native to the northeastern U.S., so I expect that any populations are garden escapees. <br />
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It had vibrant, pink flowers with five sepals, petals, and stamens. The leaves are compound. The fruit is formed at the end of the pistils. Underneath the flowers are spurs, which contain nectar. The genus name comes from the Latin word for eagle (aquila) because of the shape of the flower petals, which resemble an eagle&#039;s claw.<br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71167/columbine_-_aquilegia_caerulea.html" title="Columbine - Aquilegia caerulea"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/71167_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=hs56IRIDvDJgI4BEkWT9G9rkIaA%3D" width="200" height="158" alt="Columbine - Aquilegia caerulea I think that this is some kind of cultivar of Aquilegia caerulea.  From what I can determine, it is a perennial plant. It doesn&#039;t seem to be native to the northeastern U.S., so I expect that any populations are garden escapees. <br />
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It had vibrant, pink flowers with five sepals, petals, and stamens. The leaves are compound. The fruit is formed at the end of the pistils. Underneath the flowers are spurs, which contain nectar. The genus name comes from the Latin word for eagle (aquila) because of the shape of the flower petals, which resemble an eagle&#039;s claw.<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71168/columbine_-_aquilegia_caerulea.html Aquilegia coerulea,Geotagged,Spring,United States,columbine,cultivar" /></a></figure> Aquilegia coerulea,Geotagged,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Columbine - Aquilegia caerulea

I think that this is some kind of cultivar of Aquilegia caerulea. From what I can determine, it is a perennial plant. It doesn't seem to be native to the northeastern U.S., so I expect that any populations are garden escapees.

It had vibrant, pink flowers with five sepals, petals, and stamens. The leaves are compound. The fruit is formed at the end of the pistils. Underneath the flowers are spurs, which contain nectar. The genus name comes from the Latin word for eagle (aquila) because of the shape of the flower petals, which resemble an eagle's claw.

Columbine - Aquilegia caerulea I think that this is some kind of cultivar of Aquilegia caerulea.  From what I can determine, it is a perennial plant. It doesn't seem to be native to the northeastern U.S., so I expect that any populations are garden escapees. <br />
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It had vibrant, pink flowers with five sepals, petals, and stamens. The leaves are compound. The fruit is formed at the end of the pistils. Underneath the flowers are spurs, which contain nectar. The genus name comes from the Latin word for eagle (aquila) because of the shape of the flower petals, which resemble an eagle's claw.<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71168/columbine_-_aquilegia_caerulea.html Aquilegia coerulea,Geotagged,Spring,United States,columbine,cultivar

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"Aquilegia coerulea" is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, native to the Rocky Mountains from Montana south to New Mexico and west to Idaho and Arizona.

Similar species: Ranunculales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Dec 19, 2018. Captured Jun 11, 2017 08:28 in 1-37 Parker St, Coventry, RI 02816, USA.
  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/3.5
  • 1/256s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm