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Species Details
Aquilegia flavescens S. Wats.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium Read more about this collection »
LeavesBasal, compound, twice 3-parted, 8-30 cm long; leaflets 14 to 42 mm long, deeply lobed, hairy; few stem leaves
FlowersInflorescence a cyme; flowers radially symmetric, nodding; sepals 5, yellow or tinged pink, elliptic-lance-shaped to oblong, 12-22 mm long, 4-10 mm wide; petals 5, spurred; spurs yellow, tips incurved, 10-18 mm long, tout, blades cream coloured, oblong, 7-10 mm long, 4-8 mm wide; stamens numerous; pistils 5, ovaries superior
Fruits and SeedsFollicles, hairy, 18-27 mm long; beak 8-10 mm long
Scientific Name
Aquilegia flavescens S. Wats.
Common Name
yellow columbine
General Description
Perennial herb, woody stem; stems erect, 20-70 cm tall
Leaves
Basal, compound, twice 3-parted, 8-30 cm long; leaflets 14 to 42 mm long, deeply lobed, hairy; few stem leaves
Flowers
Inflorescence a cyme; flowers radially symmetric, nodding; sepals 5, yellow or tinged pink, elliptic-lance-shaped to oblong, 12-22 mm long, 4-10 mm wide; petals 5, spurred; spurs yellow, tips incurved, 10-18 mm long, tout,…
Inflorescence a cyme; flowers radially symmetric, nodding; sepals 5, yellow or tinged pink, elliptic-lance-shaped to oblong, 12-22 mm long, 4-10 mm wide; petals 5, spurred; spurs yellow, tips incurved, 10-18 mm long, tout, blades cream coloured, oblong, 7-10 mm long, 4-8 mm wide; stamens numerous; pistils 5, ovaries superior
Fruits and Seeds
Follicles, hairy, 18-27 mm long; beak 8-10 mm long
Phenology
Flowers from June to July
Notes
Ethno-botanical uses:
The young leaves can be used as an addition to salads, or can be steamed to taste like snow peas. The flowers can also make a good trail snack.
Range/Distribution
Alberta: The Rocky Mountains
CAN (BC); USA (AK, CO, ID, MT, OR, UT, WA, WY)
Citation
Page Citation for Aquilegia flavescens S. Wats.
Page Citation
"Species Details - Aquilegia flavescens S. Wats., University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/1-5053/12-106207. Accessed 06 Sep. 2024.
Specimen Information
There are 90 specimens of this Species.
131327 - Aquilegia flavescens S. Wats.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameyellow columbine
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Mount Edith Cavell
Date Collected1971-09-14
138983 - Aquilegia flavescens S. Wats.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameyellow columbine
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Signal Mountain
Date Collected1967-08-15
138633 - Aquilegia flavescens S. Wats.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameyellow columbine
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Bald Hills
Date Collected1971-07-21
139892 - Aquilegia flavescens S. Wats.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameyellow columbine
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Prairie Bluff
Date Collected2011-06-28
142468 - Aquilegia flavescens S. Wats.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameyellow columbine
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Castle Provincial Park, West Castle Biology Field Station
Date Collected2018-06-19
144313 - Aquilegia flavescens S. Wats.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameyellow columbine
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Cardinal Pass
Date Collected1980-08-12