Wildflowers Identified: Columbine
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Columbine has these characteristics:
- 5 petals
- tubular petals
- several flowers on stem
- 5/8 to 1 inch flower width
- 1 to 2 inches flower width
- pink to red flower color
- yellow to orange flower color
- blooms in April or earlier
- blooms in May
- blooms in June
- blooms in July
- plant height one foot to two feet
- plant height two feet or more
- leaf petiole present (has a leafstalk)
- alternate leaf arrangement on the stem
- irregular leaf edge
- deeply cut leaf edge
- branched leaf veins
- compound leaves are trifoliate - three leaflets radiating from a point
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Eric Haines,
erich@acm.org