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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Ranunculaceae
Aquilegia canadensis L.
Canadian columbine, red columbine, wild columbine
Aquilegia: from Latin aquila, "an eagle," referring to the shape of the petals which is said to be like an eagle's claw
canadensis: of or referring to Canada
Hazardous 
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 1'-3' tall forb |
| Flower: | orange to red/yellow, 5-parted, 1 1/4" long, nodding, yellow petals below long, hollow, red spurs and red/orange sepals; inflorescence of several long stalks branching from the stem with solitary flowers; blooms May-July |
| Leaf: | widely-roundish, toothed or lobed, 2-3 times 3-parted, stalked, alternate, basal leaves larger than the stem leaves |
| Habitat: | full sun to shade; dry; woods, forests, cliffs; in sandy, loamy soil |
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