genus
Columbines
Aquilegia
Field notes
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- Red Columbine native
- Western Columbine native
- Blue Columbine native
- Golden Columbine native
- Yellow Columbine native
- Western Red Columbine native
- Sierra Columbine native
- Small-flower Columbine present
- Siberian Columbine
- Alpine Columbine present
- Van Houtte's Columbine native
- Desert Columbine native
- Aquilegia olympica
- Altai Columbine
- Oriental Columbine
- Utah Columbine presumed native
- Einsel's Columbine
- Alcove Columbine native
- Challis Creek Columbine
- Longspur Columbine native
- Aquilegia yabeana
- Jones' Columbine presumed native
- Fan Columbine
- Aquilegia atrovinosa
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native columbines All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Red Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
caterpillars
6
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
38
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Golden Columbine
Aquilegia chrysantha
caterpillars
2
food
3
flowers
14
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Western Columbine
Aquilegia formosa
caterpillars
1
food
2
flowers
28
-
Blue Columbine
Aquilegia coerulea
food
3
flowers
19
-
Yellow Columbine
Aquilegia flavescens
food
3
flowers
16
-
Western Red Columbine
Aquilegia elegantula
food
3
flowers
11
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Utah Columbine
Aquilegia scopulorum
food
3
flowers
9
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Van Houtte's Columbine
Aquilegia eximia
food
3
flowers
8
-
Desert Columbine
Aquilegia desertorum
food
2
flowers
10
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Rocky Mountain Blue Columbine
Aquilegia saximontana
food
2
flowers
10
-
Sierra Columbine
Aquilegia pubescens
food
2
flowers
9
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Alcove Columbine
Aquilegia micrantha
food
2
flowers
9
-
Desert Columbine
Aquilegia shockleyi
food
2
flowers
9
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Oil Shale Columbine
Aquilegia barnebyi
food
2
flowers
9
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Foster's Columbine
Aquilegia fosteri
food
2
flowers
7