Aquilegia coerulea James var. ochroleuca Hook.
Colorado blue columbine, columbine
Kingdom Plantae Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom Tracheobionta Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division Magnoliophyta Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass Magnoliidae Includes magnolias, nutmeg, bay laurel, cinnamon, avocado, black pepper, and many others
Order Ranunculales Basal (evolved earlier) eudicots, also called “true dicots”
Family Ranunculaceae Buttercup family
Genus Aquilegia From Latin aquila, or “eagle,” for the flower’s resemblence to an eagle’s claw
Species coerulea “Blue” (flowers)
var. ochroleuca “Yellowish-white” (flowers)
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Aquilegia caerulea James var. ochroleuca Hook. orth. var.
Aquilegia coerulea var. ochroleuca description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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A white variety of blue columbine. Found at an elevation of 12,000'. (The big leaves are corn plant.) · 11/27/2009 · Ouray, Colorado · By Constance B. Kent
6/15/1996 · Florissant and Lake George area, Colorado · By Tim Chandler
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