Aquilegia formosa
red columbine
Description:
Upright plant with spreading branches
Basal and lower stem leaves on petioles are 1 to 12 inches long, divided 2 or 3 times; upper leaves sessile (attached directly by its base without a stalk) or nearly so.
Flowers are nodding, bright red, with some yellow; 5 straight to inward-curved spurs with rounded tips
Very attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies
Closely resembles the eastern red columbine, A. canadensis.
Rarity: Common
Flowering Time: All Spring And Summer
Life Cycle: Perennial
Height: 8 to 48 inches
Habitat: Coastal, Meadow, West-Side Forest, East-Side Forest, Subalpine, in moist, open to partly shaded areas from coastline to subalpine meadows
Found In: Olympic Np, Mt. Rainier Np, N Cascades Np, Crater Lake Np, Wallowas, Steens, West Gorge, Siskiyous
Native: Yes
Source: Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest
Additional resource: Oregon Flora Project