Calflora
Taxon  Report   432    
Aquilegia shockleyi  Eastw.
Desert columbine
Aquilegia shockleyi, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial

Bloom Period
Family: RANUNCULACEAE  
Genus: Aquilegia

Toxicity: MINOR

Communities: Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

 Alternate Names:
JEF: Aquilegia formosa var. caelifax
JEF: Aquilegia mohavensis
More information about  Aquilegia shockleyi

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Jan 26, 2021).