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Family name : Ranunculaceae Scientific name : Aquilegia canadensis Common name : Wild columbine Native American name : Additional Notes : Colubines are potentially poisonous, especially the roots and seeds; flowers are sometimes used in salads. Omaha, Ponca, and Pawnee used crushed wild columbine seeds as a perfume and love charm. An infusion of crushed seeds were drank for fevers and headaches Aquilegia canadensis is a(n) perennial herb, which grows 0.3 m to 1 m in height. This species is commonly found frequently at low to mid elevations mainly in the easten Black Hills in moist, shady habiitats, especially common in deciduous woods bordering streams. The leaves are 5-20 cm long and are broadly ovate to neraly round with 2-3 lobes and blunt to rounded teeth. Aquilegia canadensis has sepals that are pinkish-red to red. The petals ar flowers that bloom from May to June. Additional Notes : Wild columbine, also known as Canada or red clumbine, is well known as an eastern North American wildflower. It reaches its westernmost distribution in the Black Hills and northwestern Nebraska. It strongly resembles the common garden variety, A. vulgaris, the European columbine. Click here for more information about the life cycle of Aquilegia canadensis. Horticulture Notes     Glossary Seed Collection :   Germination :   Vegetative Propagation :   Soils :   Light :   Water :

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