common columbine

Aquilegia vulgaris

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Aquilegia vulgaris (European columbine, Common columbine, Granny's nightcap, Granny's bonnet) is a species of columbine native to Europe. 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 hooked spurs, and appear in early summer.

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  1. (c) Anne SORBES, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/27450151@N05/2615881366
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquilegia_vulgaris

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