Aquilegia vulgaris L.

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Ranunculaceae

• Scientific Name

  Aquilegia vulgaris L.

• Description

  Species Description - Foliage as in no. 1 [Aquilegia canadensis L.]; fls nodding, blue, varying to purple, white, or pink, (2.5–)3–4(–5) cm long and wide, stamens not longer than the sep; spurs short and thick, strongly incurved; follicle-beak 5–10 mm; 2n=14. Native of Eurasia, escaped from cult. and locally established esp. in the cooler parts of our range. May–July.

• Common Names

  European crowfoot