iAquilegia caerulea
Aquilegia caerulea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Ranunculales Family: Ranunculaceae Genus: Aquilegia Species: A. caerulea
Binomial name
Aquilegia caerulea James

Aquilegia caerulea is a species of Aquilegia native to the Rocky Mountains from Montana south to New Mexico and west to Idaho and Arizona. Common names include Colorado Blue Columbine and Rocky Mountain Columbine, the latter also shared with Aquilegia saximontana. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2856x2142, 1084 KB) Close-up of a columbine flower. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Divisions Green algae Chlorophyta Charophyta Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) †Rhyniophyta - rhyniophytes †Zosterophyllophyta - zosterophylls Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses †Trimerophytophyta - trimerophytes Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also angiosperms or Magnoliophyta) are one of the major groups of modern plants, comprising those that produce seeds in specialized reproductive organs called flowers, where the ovulary or carpel is enclosed. ... Magnoliopsida is the botanical name for a class: this name is formed by replacing the termination -aceae in the name Magnoliaceae by the termination -opsida (Art 16 of the ICBN). ... Families See text The Ranunculales are an order of flowering plants, which belong among the basal eudicots. ... genera see text Ranunculaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants. ... For other things of this name, see Columbine (disambiguation). ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... For other things of this name, see Columbine (disambiguation). ... Moraine Lake, and the Valley of the Ten Peaks, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a broad mountain range in western North America. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Area  Ranked 5th  - Total 121,665 sq mi (315,194 km²)  - Width 342 miles (550 km)  - Length 370 miles (595 km)  - % water 0. ... Link titleInsert non-formatted text here Official language(s) None Capital Boise Largest city Boise Area  Ranked 14th  - Total 83,642 sq mi (216,632 km²)  - Width 305 miles (491 km)  - Length 479 miles (771 km)  - % water 0. ... It has been suggested that Arizona Governors Mansion be merged into this article or section. ...

Yellow-pink color variant

It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 20-60 cm tall. The flowers are very variable in color, from pale blue (as in the species name caerulea) to white, pale yellow and pinkish; very commonly the flowers are bicolored, with the sepals a different shade to the petals. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (480x640, 65 KB) Name Aquilegia caerulea Family Ranunculaceae Image no. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (480x640, 65 KB) Name Aquilegia caerulea Family Ranunculaceae Image no. ... This article is about the plants used in cooking and medicine. ... Red Valerian, a perennial plant. ... Clivia miniata A cluster of flowers (Clivia miniata) A flower, (<Old French flo(u)r<Latin florem<flos), also known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also called angiosperms). ...

Aquilegia caerulea is the state flower of Colorado. It is also a popular ornamental plant in gardens, with numerous cultivars selected for different flower colors. This is a list of U.S. state flowers: External links Juelies State Flower Garden of Gifs List of state flowers See also List of U.S. state trees Lists of U.S. state insignia Categories: &#x202a;Lists of flowers&#x202c; | &#x202a;United States state insignia&#x202c; ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... An ornamental plant is a plant that is grown for its ornamental qualities, rather than for its commercial or other value. ... This Osteospermum Pink Whirls is a successful cultivar. ...

There are five varieties: In botanical nomenclature, variety is a rank below that of species: As such, it gets a ternary name (a name in three parts). ...

• Aquilegia caerulea var. alpina
• Aquilegia caerulea var. caerulea
• Aquilegia caerulea var. daileyae
• Aquilegia caerulea var. ochroleuca
• Aquilegia caerulea var. pinetorum

External links

• USDA Plant Profile: Aquilegia caerulea
• Colorado state flower