Common name: Columbine, European Crowfoot
Aquilegia vulgaris L. APNI* Description: Herb 30–70 cm high.
Basal leaves 2 times ternately compound, 10–30 cm long, much shorter than the stems;primary petiolules 22–60 mm long, pilose, rarely glabrous.
Flowers nodding; sepals mostly blue or purple, lance-ovate 15–25 mm long, 8–12 mm wide; petals with spurs mostly blue or purple, hooked, 14–22 mm long; stamens 9–13 mm long.
Follicles 15–25 mm long; beak 7–15 mm long.
Flowering: Flowers spring to summer.
Distribution and occurrence: Garden escape and naturalising in a few areas on tablelands.
NSW subdivisions: *CT, *ST
Text by Louisa Murray
Taxon concept: Flora of North America
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