Aquilegia coerulea

Aquilegia coerulea

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Aquilegia
Species:
A. coerulea
Binomial name
Aquilegia coerulea
Varieties
  • Aquilegia coerulea var. alpina
  • Aquilegia coerulea var. coerulea
  • Aquilegia coerulea var. ochroleuca
  • Aquilegia coerulea var. pinetorum
Synonyms
List
    • Aquilegia canadensis subsp. coerulea (E.James) Brühl
    • Aquilegia formosa subsp. coerulea (E.James) Brühl

Aquilegia coerulea, the Colorado columbine, Rocky Mountain columbine, or blue columbine, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family, native to the Rocky Mountains and some of the surrounding states of the western United States. It is the state flower of Colorado. The Latin specific name coerulea (or caerulea) means "sky blue".