Aquilegia canadensis var. canadensis

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Family:	RANUNCULACEAE
Species:	Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus var. canadensis
Common Name:	Red Columbine; Canadian Columbine; Eastern Columbine
Habitat:	**
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Plant Notes:	Eastern Columbine is a native herbaceous perennial in the Buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). It is native to the northern third of Alabama with insolate populations in the southern half of the state. Eastern Columbine grows in open woods, along forest edges, on rock outcrops, on roadside banks, and around caves. It is a perennial from a woody rhizome. Leaves are basal and cauline. The basal leaves are petiolate and twice ternately compound. Leaflets are obovate in outline, entire, and 3-lobed at the apex. Cauline leaves are alternate with the uppermost sessile and reduced in size. Flowering stems are erect, 1-3 feet tall and branched above the middle. The stems are round, green to red in color, and glabrous or pubescent. The inflorescences is a terminal 1-10-flowered cyme. Individual flowers are pendent with 5 red sepals and 5 petals. The petals have an erect red spur and yellow blade. The fruit is a follicle. Eastern Columbine is available from wildflower nurseries. In prefers a sunny to partial sunny site with well-draining soil. It is easily grown from seed, and will flower in the second year. Eastern Columbine flowers are visited by Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds.—A. Diamond
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Status:	Native
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Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

Family	RANUNCULACEAE - Buttercup/Crowfoot family
Genus	Aquilegia
Species	**Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus var. canadensis** - Red Columbine; Canadian Columbine; Eastern Columbine

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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Aquilegia canadensis var. coccinea
Aquilegia coccinea

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Colbert, Conecuh, DeKalb, Etowah, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Marshall, Morgan, St. Clair, Talladega

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: AUA, JSU, TROY, UNA, UNAF, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
JSU128040	Calhoun	8 Apr 1954	Lewis Leath s.n.	JSU Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
UWAL0032378	Limestone	09 Apr 2016	England, J. Kevin 6169	UWAL Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
JSU128042	Cherokee	1 May 1973	R. David Whetstone RDW-1192	JSU Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
JSU128055	Morgan	29 Mar 1997	R. D. Whetstone s.n.	JSU Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
AUA_ACC020798	Colbert	2 APR 1970	BLACK, BRYAN W. S.N.	AUA AQUILEGIA CANADENSIS L.
JSU128036	Calhoun	18 Apr 1999	D. D. Spaulding 10567	JSU Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
JSU128049	Etowah	27 Mar 1973	Kenneth E. Landers RDW-1193	JSU Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
UNA00068826	Etowah	26 Apr 2008	Brian R. Keener 4328	UNA Aquilegia canadensis L.
JSU128047	Etowah	7 Apr 1992	Alison Fuller 10	JSU Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
AUA_ACC014536	Lee	4 APR 1969	ROBERSON, B. J. 20	AUA AQUILEGIA CANADENSIS L.
UNA00028690	Lauderdale	9 Apr 1988	Robert R. Haynes 9323	UNA Aquilegia canadensis L.
JSU138691	Marshall	18 Apr 1996	D. D. Spaulding 7395	JSU Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
JSU128043	Cherokee	10 Mar 1992	D. S. Bailey 20	JSU Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
UWAL0003690	Etowah	26 Apr 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4328	UWAL Aquilegia canadensis L.
JSU128048	Etowah	7 Apr 1994	L. M. Hodge 1084	JSU Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
USAM000013337		06 May 1976	Charles Higgins s.n.	USAM Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
UNAF0001567	Lauderdale	09 Apr 1972	Rutland, David s.n.	UNAF Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
AUA_ACC045201	Limestone	6 MAY 1979	ATCHLEY, CECIL G. 132	AUA AQUILEGIA CANADENSIS L.
UWAL0034644	Cleburne	23 Apr 1990	Kral, R. 77359	UWAL Aquilegia canadensis L.
JSU128046	DeKalb	14 May 1994	D. D. Spaulding 6037	JSU Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
JSU128045	Colbert	10 May 1969	K. E. Landers s.n.	JSU Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
AUA_ACC050070	Lauderdale	9 APR 1988	HAYNES, ROBERT R. 9363	AUA AQUILEGIA CANADENSIS L.
TROY000022966	Etowah	26 Apr 2008	Brian R. Keener 4328	TROY Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
UNAF0001563	Colbert	10 Oct 1989	Hammond, Kathryn 07243	UNAF Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
UNA00030222	Marshall	6 Jul 1980	Russell A. Meigs 957	UNA Aquilegia canadensis L. var. latiuscula (Greene) Munz
AUA_ACC067616	Talladega	22 APR 2007	STEWART, K. I. 1-26	AUA AQUILEGIA CANADENSIS L.
JSU128054	Talladega	11 Apr 1994	J. M. Ballard 3548	JSU Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
JSU128039	Calhoun	13 Apr 1986	C. L. Lawler 127	JSU Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
UNAF0001566	Morgan	05 Apr 1992	Graves, Frances s.n.	UNAF Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
AUA_ACC067650	DeKalb	29 MAR 2007	SHEPHERD, J. J. 1-13	AUA AQUILEGIA CANADENSIS L.
JSU128052	St. Clair	21 Apr 1956	Martha Terry s.n.	JSU Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
AUA_ACC040003	Conecuh	23 MAR 1985	DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R. 131	AUA AQUILEGIA CANADENSIS L.
JSU128044	Cleburne	28 Apr 1973	R. David Whetstone s.n.	JSU Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
UNA00030212	Conecuh	21 Mar 1987	Robert R. Haynes 8826	UNA Aquilegia canadensis L.
JSU128053		22 Apr 1969	D. Haraway s.n.	JSU Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
AUA_ACC014534	DeKalb	3 MAY 1969	CHITWOOD, JOHN C. S.N.	AUA AQUILEGIA CANADENSIS L.
AUA_ACC014080	Calhoun	23 APR 1968	O'NEAL, JUDY S.N.	AUA AQUILEGIA CANADENSIS L.
TROY000032836	Morgan	04 Apr 2009	J. Kevin England 1835	TROY Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
UWAL0015453	Colbert	15 Apr 2013	Spaulding, Dan 13721	UWAL Aquilegia canadensis L.
UNA00030211	Lauderdale	14 Mar 1953	R. L. Chermock s.n.	UNA Aquilegia canadensis L.
UNA00030217	Morgan	24 May 1980	Russell A. Meigs 631	UNA Aquilegia canadensis L. var. latiuscula (Greene) Munz
UWAL0032522	Colbert	19 May 2016	England, J. Kevin 6385	UWAL Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
JSU128041	Cherokee	1 Mar 1992	J. M. Ballard 7	JSU Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
JSU128038	Calhoun	13 Apr 1986	C. L. Lawler 127	JSU Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
UNAF0001565	Franklin	29 Apr 1997	Gibson, K. s.n.	UNAF Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
UWAL0032268	Lawrence	03 Apr 2016	England, J. Kevin 6074	UWAL Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
UNA00045889	St. Clair	4 Apr 1998	Brian R. Keener 573	UNA Aquilegia canadensis L.
UNA00030206	Colbert	12 Mar 1953	R. L. Chermock s.n.	UNA Aquilegia canadensis L.
UNA00031700	Lauderdale	9 Apr 1988	Robert R. Haynes 9363	UNA Aquilegia canadensis L.
UWAL0031319	Lauderdale	17 Apr 2011	England, J. Kevin 2791	UWAL Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
JSU128050	Jackson	3 Apr 1986	J. L. Marlin 071	JSU Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
UNAF0001568	Lauderdale	12 Apr 1969	Cunningham, J. s.n.	UNAF Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
UWAL0032263	Morgan	03 Apr 2016	England, J. Kevin 6072	UWAL Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
TROY000022400	Etowah	07 Apr 1992	Christy Harris 49	TROY Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
UNAF0001564	Lauderdale	18 Jul 1992	Hart, Margaret s.n.	UNAF Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
UWAL0003691	Morgan	04 Apr 2009	England, J. Kevin 1835	UWAL Aquilegia canadensis L.
AUA_ACC072482	Lauderdale	15 APR 2013	SPAULDING, DANIEL D. 13721	AUA AQUILEGIA CANADENSIS L.
UNA00030221	Autauga	s.d.	Dr. John Smith s.n.	UNA Aquilegia canadensis L.
JSU128051	Limestone	7 Mar 1996	C. P. Rogers 011	JSU Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus
JSU128037	Calhoun	16 Apr 1970	Janet D. Sims s.n.	JSU Aquilegia canadensis Linnaeus

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Data last modified: 11/27/2019

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Citation Information:

Keener, B. R., A.R. Diamond, L. J. Davenport, P. G. Davison, S. L. Ginzbarg, C. J. Hansen, C. S. Major, D. D. Spaulding, J. K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2019. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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Aquilegia canadensis var. canadensis

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