Ranunculaceae

Bulgarian columbine

Aquilegia nigricans Baumg.

Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Aquilegia

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Bulgarian columbine: Aquilegia nigricans — Photo: Ghislain118, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (8)

Arabic: أنقولية مسودة
Bulgarian: Черна кандилка
Czech: Orlíček černavý
English: Bulgarian columbine
Hungarian: Feketéllő harangláb
Russian: Водосбор чернеющий
Slovenian: Velecvetna orlica
Ukrainian: Орлики чорніючі

Synonyms

Aquilegia atrata var. macrantha Schur
Aquilegia haenkeana W.D.J.Koch
Aquilegia longisepala Zimm.
Aquilegia ullepitschii Pax
Aquilegia vulgaris f. sternbergii (Rchb.) Rapaics
Aquilegia vulgaris var. alpestris Kitt.
Aquilegia vulgaris var. nigricans (Baumg.) Schur
Aquilegia vulgaris var. nigricans (Baumg.) Brühl
Aquilegia vulgaris var. sooi E.Kovacs ex Soó
Aquilegia vulgaris var. sternbergii (Rchb.) Baker

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). About our plant data.