Pronunciation: ak-wi-LEE-jee-a for-MO-sa
Common name: Columbine
Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup or Crowfoot)
Habitat: Moist places in many plant communities,
streambanks, seeps, chaparral, oak woodland,
mixed evergreen or coniferous forest to 8000'
Blooming period: April to August
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Aquilegia
2) formosa