van houtte’s columbine

Aquilegia eximia

Member of columbines (genus Aquilegia)
buttercup family (family Ranunculaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
red, salmon in flowering plants

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• each petal opening is ±elongated
• inner petal edge > 90° to exposed filaments
• outer petal edge not extended, so filaments are fully visible from the side
• plant densely glandular
• uncommon

Toxicity of columbine (Aquilegia spp.):
0 – Non-toxic.

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Chris’s observations: 2 (1 is research grade)

Locations:

• Nisene Marks SP: 2

Months:

• May: 2

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora