Aquilegia formosa
Scarlet Columbine, Sitka Columbine
Other regional names: Western Columbine
- Western Columbine
Also known as: Aquilegia arctica G.Don +18 more
- Aquilegia arctica G.Don
- Aquilegia arctica Loudon
- Aquilegia californica A.Gray
- Aquilegia californica Hartw.
- Aquilegia canadensis f. arctica (Loudon) Rapaics
- Aquilegia canadensis f. truncata (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Rapaics
- Aquilegia canadensis subsp. formosa (Fisch. ex DC.) Brühl
- Aquilegia canadensis var. formosa (Fisch. ex DC.) S.Watson
- Aquilegia canadensis var. incarnata Rapaics
- Aquilegia columbiana Rydb.
- Aquilegia emarginata Eastw.
- Aquilegia formosa f. anomala J.T.Howell
- Aquilegia formosa f. formosa
- Aquilegia formosa f. truncata (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Rapaics
- Aquilegia formosa Hook.fil.
- Aquilegia formosa subsp. caelifax Payson
- Aquilegia formosa subsp. dissecta Payson
- Aquilegia formosa subsp. pauciflora (Greene) Payson
- Aquilegia formosa subsp. truncata (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Payson
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Ranunculaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Aquilegia formosa (commonly known as Scarlet Columbine or Sitka columbine) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Ranunculaceae family. Naturally occurring in North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Mexico, Northwestern U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, California, Idaho, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Yukon
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Romania
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms