Plant Data

Names and Taxonomy

  • Common Names: White Colorado Columbine
  • Synonyms:
  • Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup)
  • Genus Information:

Habit and Size

  • Duration: perennial
  • Habit: forb
  • Shape: upright
  • Size: up to 3' (15-90 cm)
  • Stem: green

Leaves

  • Color: green
  • Shape: palmate
  • Edge: deeply lobed, smooth
  • Arrangement: alternate, basal
  • Leaf Retention:

Flowers and Fruit

  • Sex: monoecious
  • Flower Color: white
  • Flower Size: 2-4"
  • Number of Petals: 5
  • Bloom: Jun, Jul, Aug
  • Fruit:

Habitat and Growing Conditions

  • Water Use: high
  • Light: partial shade
  • Soil: loam
  • Habitat: sagebrush, pinyon-juniper, mountain brush, aspen, Douglas fir-white fire, aspen-tall forb, spruce-fir, and alpine tundra communities at 1675 to 3660 m, and is common to the aspen zone

Distribution

  • Distribution: CO, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY
  • Seen:
  • Elevation: 4000-12000' (1675 to 3660 m)

Photographs

White Colorado Columbine (Aquilegia coerulea var. ochroleuca)

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