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Aquilegia canadensis L.  
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FamilyRANUNCULACEAE
Genus speciesAquilegia canadensis L. 
BibliographySp. Pl. 1: 533 (1753)
Native Rangec. & e. Canada to ne. Mexico
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatshady rocks and woods
Altitude0-1600m
Descriptionbasal leaves biternate, light green, abaxially softly hirsute, flowers pendent, petals orbiculate, spur straight, 13-25mm long, red, thick, in middle constricted
Size15-90cm
Colorreddish yellow
Bloomspring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
division in spring
SynonymsAquilegia australis Small
Aquilegia canadensis f. albiflora House
Aquilegia canadensis ssp. americana Rapaicz
Aquilegia canadensis var. aurea Opret
Aquilegia canadensis var. australis (Small) Munz
Aquilegia canadensis var. coccinea (Small) Munz
Aquilegia canadensis f. ecalcarata Livingston
Aquilegia canadensis var. eminens (Greene) B.Boivin
Aquilegia canadensis var. flavifora (Tenney) Britton
Aquilegia canadensis f. flaviflora (Tenney) Britton
Aquilegia canadensis f. gartneri (Borbás) Rapaicz
Aquilegia canadensis var. hybrida Hook.
Aquilegia canadensis var. latiuscula (Greene) Munz
Aquilegia canadensis var. longistyla Regel
Aquilegia canadensis var. phippenii J.Rob.
Aquilegia canadensis f. phippenii (J.Rob.) Ralph Hoffm.
Aquilegia canadensis var. vera Brühl
Aquilegia canadensis var. violacea Nutt.
Aquilegia coccinea Small
Aquilegia elegans Salisb.
Aquilegia eminens Greene
Aquilegia flaviflora Tenney
Aquilegia latiuscula Greene
Aquilegia phoenicantha Cory
Aquilegia variegata Moench
Territory7 Northern America
     71 Western Canada (MAN Manitoba, SAS Saskatchewan)
     72 Eastern Canada (ONT Ontario, QUE Québec)
     74 North-Central U.S.A. (ILL Illinois, IOW Iowa, KAN Kansas, MIN Minnesota, MSO Missouri, NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, OKL Oklahoma, SDA South Dakota, WIS Wisconsin)
     75 Northeastern U.S.A. (CNT Connecticut, INI Indiana, MAI Maine, MAS Masachusettes, MIC Michigan, NWH New Hampshire, NWJ New Jersey, NWY New York, OHI Ohio, PEN Pennsylvania, RHO Rhode I., VER Vermont, WVA West Virginia)
     77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas)
     78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama, ARK Arkansas, DEL Delaware, FLA Florida, GEO Georgia, KTY Kentucky, MRY Maryland, MSI Mississippi, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia)
     79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast)
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