Ranunculaceae FAMILY
Aquilegia formosa
Aquilegia formosa
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Aquilegia formosa is a herbaceous, perennial plant producing a cluster of basal leaves with one or more flowering stems that can grow 30 - 100cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and a food. It is considered very ornamental and is often grown in gardens.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern N. America - Alaska to California, east to W. Montana and Utah.
HabitatWidely distributed in many habitats from the coast to the coastal mountains[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. ]. Moist woods and damp places in scrub and on banks from sea-level to 3000 metres[ 187 Title Perennials. Volumes 1 and 2. Publication Author Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books Year 1991 ISBN 0-330-30936-9 Description Photographs of over 3,000 species and cultivars of ornamental plants together with brief cultivation notes, details of habitat etc. ].