Species Detail Forb

Flower Aspen Creek Tr - Sue Smith		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Aquilegia chrysantha - golden columbine Other Common Names: yellow columbine Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub Family: Ranunculaceae
Flower Aspen Creek Tr - Sue Smith


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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native Life Cycle: Perennial
General Desc: Several stems and basal leaves form a bushy plant 1 to 3 feet tall with handsome yellow flowers that are held relatively erect on long stalks rather than nodding.
Identification notes: Erect perennial up to 3 feet tall with smooth or slightly hairy stems and leaves. Leaves mostly basal, compound with 3 lobed leaflets. Flowers erect, sepals and petals yellow, petals with long slender spurs. Found in moist soils.
Height: To 4 feet

Habitat

Habitat Description: Alongside streams and in rich, moist soil in shady forests.
Plant Communities: Riparian
Elevation: 3000 - 11000 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: Yellow Shape: Regular not in clusters Tubular: N Flowering Period: Apr - Sep
Description: Large, drooping, bright yellow 3 inch wide flowers. 5 petals with long spurs and 5 backward-curving, paler yellow sepals. Each petal has a hollow nectar-filled spur.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Bluish-green Leaf Type: Compound Leaf Shape: Triangular Leaf Margin: Lobed Leaf Attachment: Basal and alternate Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: No Spines: N
Leaf Description: Leaves 3-1/2 to 18 inches long, divided 2 times into leaflets. Leaflets are 3 lobed. A few smaller alternate leaves are found on the stems.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Color: Green
Fruit Type: Pod
Fruit Notes: Green pod turning brown and papery with maturity, 1-1/2 to 2 inches long. The pod splits along its side to release the seeds.
Seed Notes: Shiny and round.


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