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columbine (dict)
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Columbine - For other uses of this name, see Columbine (disambiguation). For the Columbine school shootings, see Columbine High School massacre.
Aquilegia barnebyi
Aquilegia brevistyla
Aquilegia buergeriana
Aquilegia caerulea
Aquilegia canadensis
Aquilegia chrysantha
Aquilegia desertorum
Aquilegia elegantula
Aquilegia eximia
Aquilegia flabellata
Aquilegia flavescens
Aquilegia formosa
Aquilegia grahamii
Aquilegia jonesii
Aquilegia karelini
Aquilegia laramiensis
Aquilegia longissima
Aquilegia micrantha
Aquilegia pubescens
Aquilegia saximontana
Aquilegia scopulorum
Aquilegia schockleyi
Aquilegia triternata
Aquilegia vulgaris The columbines are a genus Aquilegia of about 70 species of perennials that are found in meadows, woodlands, and at higher altitudes throughout the northern hemisphere. They are known for their distinctive flowers, generally bell-shaped, with each petal modified into an elongated nectar spur. Several species are grown in gardens; the European Columbine, Aquilegia vulgaris, is a traditional garden flower in Britain, and several of the species that are native to North America are popular garden plants there. Species include:
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