Kingdom Plantae Family Ranunculaceae Scientific name Aquilegia flavescens | Order Ranunculales Genus Aquilegia Rank Species | |
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Similar Aquilegia chrysantha, Aquilegia formosa, Aquilegia brevistyla, Colorado Blue Columbine, Aquilegia canadensis | ||
Aquilegia flavescens (Yellow Columbine) is a wildflower native to mountain meadows, open woods, and alpine slopes of the Rocky Mountains from Utah north to British Columbia and Alberta.
The plant grows to 20-70 cm in height. While the most common flower color is yellow, portions of the flowers can also be yellow-pink, raspberry pink, white, and cream.
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