Ranunculaceae
Rocky Mountain blue columbine
Aquilegia saximontana
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Aquilegia
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Rocky Mountain blue columbine
- Hebrew
- אקווילגיה של הרי הרוקי
Synonyms
- Aquilegia brevistyla var. leiocarpa Brühl
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tyler, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Stephen Hornbeck, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: My-Lan Le, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: My-Lan Le, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.