Calflora Taxon Report
Aquilegia formosa Fisch. ex DC.
Crimson columbine, Sitka columbine, Western columbine
Aquilegia formosa is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

Alternate Names and Sources:
Aquilegia formosa f. anomalaJEPS
Aquilegia formosa var. communisPLANTS
Aquilegia formosa var. fosteriPLANTS
Aquilegia formosa var. hypolasiaPLANTS
Aquilegia formosa var. megalanthaPLANTS
Aquilegia formosa var. paucifloraPLANTS
Aquilegia formosa var. truncataPLANTS
Aquilegia formosa var. wawawensisPLANTS
Aquilegia fosteriPLANTS
Aquilegia mohavensisPLANTS
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Accepted by: JEPS + PLANTS + POWO
Jepson eFlora section:
USDA PLANTS group:

Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands
Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Chaparral, Northern Juniper Woodland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, wetland-riparian, many plant communities

Learn more about Aquilegia formosa: Aquilegia formosa Jepson video: (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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