common columbine

Aquilegia vulgaris

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Aquilegia vulgaris (European columbine, Common columbine, Granny's nightcap, Granny's bonnet) is a species of columbine native to Europe. It is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant growing to 1.2 m tall, with branched, thinly hairy stems. The leaves are biternate; each leaf has three groups of three leaflets. The flowers, in various shades of purple, blue, pink and white, are pendent or horizontal with hooked spurs, and appear in early summer.

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  1. (c) Boris Lariushin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/herbslariushin/8788030642/
  2. anonymous, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:176_Aquilegia_vulgaris.jpg
  3. (c) Christine, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/gingerpussycat/7434541632/
  4. (c) Meneerke bloem, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aquilegia_vulgaris01RHu.jpg
  5. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquilegia_vulgaris

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