PLANTS Profile for Aquilegia coerulea var. coerulea (Colorado blue columbine)

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Aquilegia coerulea James var. coerulea
Colorado blue columbine

Symbol:

AQCOC

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Ranunculaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Aquilegia coerulea James var. coerulea

Aquilegia caerulea var. caerulea

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, NV, Washoe Co., Garden. May 23, 2005. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Aquilegia coerulea James var. coerulea

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Synonyms:
Aquilegia coerulea James var. coerulea

AQCAC2

Aquilegia caerulea James var. caerulea James, orth. var.

Colorado blue columbine

Distribution:
Aquilegia coerulea James var. coerulea


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USA (CO, ID, MT, NM, SD, UT, WY)

Related Taxa:
Aquilegia coerulea James var. coerulea

View 25 genera in Ranunculaceae, 23 species in Aquilegia, 5 varieties in Aquilegia coerulea James

Classification:
Aquilegia coerulea James var. coerulea

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Order	Ranunculales
Family	Ranunculaceae – Buttercup family
Genus	Aquilegia L. – columbine
Species	Aquilegia coerulea James – Colorado blue columbine
Variety	Aquilegia coerulea James var. coerulea – Colorado blue columbine

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Aquilegia coerulea James var. coerulea

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 184149.

Time Generated: 05/19/2013 09:10 AM CDT