Ranunculaceae
Red columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Aquilegia
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Common names
By language (14)
- Arabic
- أنقولية كندية
- arz
- انقوليه كنديه
- azb
- کانادا تاج الملوکی
- Azerbaijani
- Kanada akvilegiyası
- Chinese
- 加拿大耬斗菜, 加拿大耬鬥菜, 加拿大耧斗菜
- English
- Red columbine, Canada columbine, Canadian columbine, Eastern red columbine
- French
- Ancolie du Canada
- Hebrew
- אקווילגיה קנדית
- Japanese
- カナダオダマキ
- Persian
- تاج الملوک کانادایی
- Polish
- Orlik kanadyjski
- Russian
- Водосбор канадский, Аквилегия канадская
- Slovenian
- Kanadska orlica
- Swedish
- Scharlakansakleja
Synonyms
- Aquilegia australis Small
- Aquilegia canadensis f. albiflora House
- Aquilegia canadensis f. ecalcarata R.B.Livingston
- Aquilegia canadensis f. flaviflora (Tenney) Britton ex House
- Aquilegia canadensis f. flaviflora Britton
- Aquilegia canadensis f. gartneri Rapaics
- Aquilegia canadensis f. phippenii (J.Rob.) Ralph Hoffm.
- Aquilegia canadensis subsp. americana Rapaics
- Aquilegia canadensis var. aurea Orpet
- Aquilegia canadensis var. australis (Small) Munz
- Aquilegia canadensis var. canadensis
- Aquilegia canadensis var. coccinea (Small) Munz
- Aquilegia canadensis var. eminens (Greene) B.Boivin
- Aquilegia canadensis var. flaviflora Britton
- Aquilegia canadensis var. hybrida Hook.
- Aquilegia canadensis var. latiuscula (Greene) Munz
- Aquilegia canadensis var. longistyla Regel
- Aquilegia canadensis var. phippenii J.Rob.
- Aquilegia canadensis var. vera Brühl
- Aquilegia canadensis var. violacea Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray
- Aquilegia coccinea Small
- Aquilegia elegans Salisb.
- Aquilegia eminens Greene
- Aquilegia flaviflora Tenney
- Aquilegia latiuscula Greene
- Aquilegia phoenicantha Cory
- Aquilegia variegata Moench
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.