Aquilegia coerulea, July 7, 2020
Common & scientific name
Colorado columbine, Aquilegia coerulea
Family
Buttercup, Ranunculaceae
Location
Independence Ghost Town, 10,800’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
Our beloved state flower, equally at home in aspen groves and on rocky tundra, manifesting all kinds of color combinations, hybridizing with all other species of Aquilegia, occasionally with spurless variants: how lucky we are to call this endlessly interesting flower our own!