[The Buttercup Family East of the Cascade Mts. of Oregon and Washington]
Columbines East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Aquilegia

Yellow Columbine: Aquilegia flavescens

Yellow Columbine: Aquilegia flavescens
Yellow Columbine: Aquilegia flavescens - Flowers yellowish, occasionally with pinkish sepals. Leaves compound ternate, non-hairy. Flowers with five yellow spurs which are hooked.

Red Columbine, Sitka Columbine, Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa (Synonyms: Aquilegia formosa var. communis, Aquilegia formosa var. formosa, Aquilegia formosa var. fosteri, Aquilegia formosa var. hypolasia, Aquilegia formosa var. megalantha, Aquilegia formosa var. pauciflora, Aquilegia formosa var. truncata, Aquilegia formosa var. wawawensis) - Similar in appearance to yellow columbine, but the sepals and five spurs are red, while the central petals are yellow. The spurs are straight, not hooked. Leaves compound ternate.

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