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I agree with Armitage, although I have not seen it growing in the wild, but a stand of it in full bloom in my own garden astounds me. Colorado's state flower, Aquilegia coerulea, is the columbine we most often think about when the name comes up. A.
Aquilegia coerulea (Colorado Columbine)
Synonym: Helleboraceae (Hellebore Family).
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family).
Alpine, subalpine, montane. Meadows, woodlands, rocks, scree. Summer.
West Mancos Trail, June 26, 2004.
(Aquilegia Coerulea) - This is very beautiful, the green-tipped spurs of the flower being as slender as a thread, and having a tendency to twist round each other.
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USDA Plant Profile: Aquilegia caerulea
Colorado state flower
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 See also: May, Aquilegia, Varieties, Columbine
  
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