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Blue Columbine

Aquilegia coerulea

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

22 native animals
supported in the US
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Anna's Hummingbird, Brown Bear, Potato Aphid 3
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Hunt's Bumble Bee, Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee, Orange-tipped Wood-digger, Western Bumble Bee 19

Children

  • Aquilegia coerulea daileyae
  • Colorado Blue Columbine
  • Colorado Blue Columbine
  • Colorado Alpine Columbine
  • White Colorado Columbine

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Light
Full shade
Moisture
Moist
Water use
Medium
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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