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Red Columbine
Also called: crimson columbine or western columbine (Aquilegia formosa)

Indian tribes used the Aquilegia formosa to make perfume

Red columbine flowers have 5 spurred red sepals and 5 yellow petals. The leaves of Red Columbine have three lobes, each of which is divided into three smaller sections.

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Columbine
Also called: crimson columbine, western columbine, or red columbine
(Aquilegia formosa)

This beautiful flower belongs to the Ranunculaceae family, that is, the Buttercup Family.

The name "columbine" comes from the Latin word "columba," that means dove. The reason is that an upside down columbine bloom is said to look like a circle of doves around a fountain.

As for the latin name Aquilegia Formosa:
The name Aquilegia is derived from the Latin word "aquila" which means eagle. It is said that the spurred petals resemble an eagles talons.

The species name formosa, comes from the latin word for beautiful.

Some Indian tribes used the Aquilegia formosa to make a perfume. Other tribes ate the nectar as a candy.

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