Wildflowers Found in Oregon

Red Columbine (Sitka Columbine)

Aquilegia formosa - Common, all spring and summer, perennial, 8-48 in. Upright plant with spreading branches. Basal and lower stem leaves on petioles 1-12 in., divided 2-3 times' upper leaves sessile or nearly so. Flowers nodding, bright red, with some yellow; 5 straight to inward-curved spurs with rounded tips. Grows in moist, open to partly shaded areas from coastline to subalpine meadows. Very attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies. Native.