Aquilegia vulgaris

Aquilegia vulgaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Aquilegia
Species:
A. vulgaris
Binomial name
Aquilegia vulgaris
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Aquilegia alba Huftelen
    • Aquilegia arbascensis Timb.-Lagr.
    • Aquilegia collina Jord.
    • Aquilegia corniculata Vill.
    • Aquilegia cornuta Gilib.
    • Aquilegia cyclophylla Jeanb. & Timb.-Lagr.
    • Aquilegia ebneri Zimmeter
    • Aquilegia ecalcarata Steud.
    • Aquilegia eynensis Brühl
    • Aquilegia glaucescens Baker
    • Aquilegia glaucophylla Steud.
    • Aquilegia inversa Mill.
    • Aquilegia mollis Jeanb. ex Timb.-Lagr.
    • Aquilegia nemoralis Jord.
    • Aquilegia platysepala Rchb.
    • Aquilegia plena Steud.
    • Aquilegia praecox Jord.
    • Aquilegia recticornu Brühl
    • Aquilegia ruscinonensis Timb.-Lagr. & Jeanb.
    • Aquilegia silvestris Neck.
    • Aquilegia speciosa Timb.-Lagr.
    • Aquilegia stellata Steud.
    • Aquilegia subalpina Boreau
    • Aquilegia sylvestris Schur
    • Aquilegia versicolor Salisb.
    • Aquilegia vulgaris subsp. subalpina (Boreau) B.Bock
    • Aquilegia winterbottomiana Brühl
    • Aquilina vulgaris (L.) Bubani
Aquilegia vulgaris - MHNT

Aquilegia vulgaris is a species of columbine native to Europe with common names that include: European columbine, common columbine, granny's nightcap, and granny's bonnet. It is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant growing to 1.2 m tall, with branched, thinly hairy stems. The leaves are biternate; each leaf has three groups of three leaflets. The flowers, in various shades of purple, blue, pink and white, are pendent or horizontal with strongly hooked spurs, and appear in early summer.[2]

The Latin specific epithet vulgaris means "common".[3]

  1. ^ "Aquilegia vulgaris L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  2. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  3. ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.