Blue Columbine | Validated ✪ |

Designated as the official state flower of Colorado in 1899.

This report provides an overview of the ( Aquilegia coerulea ), also known as the Rocky Mountain Columbine , based on botanical data and cultural history. Species Identification blue columbine

Found throughout the Rocky Mountains in the western United States, typically in alpine and subalpine habitats, aspen groves, and moist meadows. Designated as the official state flower of Colorado in 1899

Aquilegia coerulea (sometimes spelled caerulea ). Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family). typically in alpine and subalpine habitats