| Accepted name: |
Aquilegia canadensis L. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Aquilegia coccinea Small
-Aquilegia canadensis L. var. flaviflora Britton
-Aquilegia flaviflora Torr.
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| English names: |
Wild Columbine
Rock-bells
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| French names: |
Ancolie du Canada
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HAQUCA
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
The entire plant was thought to have DIURETIC and DIAPHORETIC properties, but it is rarely used. The powdered seeds were put in boiling water and the tea was taken internally for FEVER and HEADACHE (*2,*3). |
| Key Characters: |
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