Ranunculaceae

Utah columbine

Aquilegia scopulorum Tidestr.

Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Aquilegia

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Utah columbine (Aquilegia scopulorum) — FlowerPhoto: Parker James Lloyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Utah columbine

Synonyms

Aquilegia coerulea var. calcarea M.E.Jones
Aquilegia scopulorum f. calcarea Tidestr.
Aquilegia scopulorum subsp. perplexans Clokey
Aquilegia scopulorum var. calcarea (M.E.Jones) Munz
Aquilegia scopulorum var. goodrichii S.L.Welsh

Flowers

In flower: May to August (from 33 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Parker James Lloyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Parker James Lloyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kenzie Anderson-Bell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J Brew, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Thomas Koffel, 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.