Red Columbine, Sitka Columbine, Western Columbine
Aquilegia formosa var. formosa
Synonyms: Aquilegia canadensis var. formosa, Aquilegia columbiana, Aquilegia formosa var. communis, Aquilegia formosa var. megalantha, Aquilegia formosa var. wawawensis
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Several close-up images of the flower
of red columbine as seen at about 4100' just north of the DNR rock quarry abreast
the ridgetop dividing Dairy and Cougar Creeks at the southeastern corner of
Mt. Adams..........June 11, 2005. Note the 5 sepals reflexed upwards
from the pendant flower, with the 5 spurred petals which are tipped with yellow.
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The photo at left shows the compound ternate
leaf of red columbine as seen at 6700' atop steep north-facing slopes on the
Ridge of Wonders. Each leaf let is in turn cleft to its midsection into 3 lobes
with each lobe having the margin parted again.........August 12, 2006. The photo at right shows red columbine in bloom along old farm roads to the east of Canyon Creek in the Klickitat Wildlife Area......July 3, 2022.
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Red columbine in bloom along the Willard Springs Trail at Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge.......June 6, 2020 (left) and May 15, 2021 (right).
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The photo at shows red columbine as seen
along Rd K6900 near where a tributary of Dairy Creek crosses it on the southeastern
side of Mt. Adams.........May 29, 2005. The photo at right shows red columbine in bloom along the Buck Creek Trail #54 about one mile west of the Horse Camp Trailhead, Mt. Adams, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.....May 29, 2020.
Paul Slichter