Aquilegia coerulea
| Aquilegia coerulea | |
|---|---|
Secure (NatureServe) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Aquilegia |
| Species: | A. coerulea |
| Binomial name | |
| Aquilegia coerulea | |
Aquilegia coerulea, the Colorado blue columbine, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, native to the Rocky Mountains, USA. Aquilegia coerulea is the state flower of Colorado.
The Latin specific name coerulea (or caerulea) means "sky blue".
Sequencing of the genome of this species has advanced the study of the evolution of basal eudicots.
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