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El Paso County Wildflower Project - Yellow Columbine

Yellow Columbine

Aquilegia flavescens, the yellow columbine, is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to the Rocky Mountains of the United States and Canada.[2]

Aquilegia flavescens grows to 20–70 cm (8–28 in) in height. The leaves are smooth or downy, and the stems are glandular pubescent. The flowers are nodding and the sepals usually yellow, but sometimes yellowish-pink or raspberry pink, reflexed, and 12–20 mm (0.5–0.8 in) in length. The petals are white or cream and 7–10 mm long, with the stamens extending beyond them. The nectar spurs are yellow to raspberry pink, slightly curved, and measure 10–20 mm (0.4–0.8 in).[3]

Bloom Season: May - September

Habitat: moist woodlands, rocky talus slopes, mountain meadows, and near stream banks with rich, well-draining soil and partial shade

Photography Notes: Susceptible to a breeze

Credits: Jason Fazio, 27 June


El Paso County Wildflower Project Yellow Columbine

Image Credit: Jason Fazio

El Paso County Wildflower Project - Yellow Columbine

Image Credit: Jason Fazio


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Yellow Columbine (native) is one of many wildflowers featured in the El Paso CO Wildflower Project, a community-built field guide documenting the wildflowers of El Paso County, Colorado.