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Aquilegia vulgaris L.

Columbine

Ranunculaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Genus: Aquilegia (Columbine)

Synonyms

Aquilegia vulgaris
Aquilegia arbascensis
Aquilegia collina
Aquilegia cyclophylla
Aquilegia ebneri
Aquilegia haenkeana
Aquilegia inversa
Aquilegia mollis
Aquilegia nemoralis
Aquilegia nivea
Aquilegia platysepala
Aquilegia praecox
Aquilegia ruscinonensis
Aquilegia silvestris
Aquilegia subalpina
Aquilegia versicolor
Aquilegia vulgaris subsp. subalpina
Aquilina vulgaris

Related species

Aquilegia vulgaris L. - Columbine
Aquilegia atrata W. D. J. Koch - Dark Columbine
Aquilegia einseleana F. W. Schultz - Einsel's Columbine

Traits


    <span class="r">Toxic</span>, 30&#8211;100&#8239;cm tall. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> <b>3&#8211;10&#8209;flowered</b>. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> zygomorphic, spurred, with 5 spurs, <ba>bluish to violet</ba>. <span class="v1">perianth:</span> 10&#82...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Aquilegia vulgaris

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Aquilegia vulgaris

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Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Aquilegia vulgaris

Aquilegia vulgaris

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, grassland & dwarf shrub heaths, ruderal vegetation, parks, gardens

  • in alkaline habitats

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