RANUNCULACEAE

Aquilegia canadensis

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Aquilegia canadensis habit.jpg (86703 bytes)

Aquilegia canadensis flower3.jpg (25393 bytes)
habit showing leaves one open flower and two flower buds--do you see how each of the five sepals and petals are elongated into a spur?  These spurs contain nectar.   What might pollinate a flower like this?
Aquilegia canadensis flower1.jpg (46869 bytes) Aquilegia canadensis flower2.jpg (23021 bytes)
flower closeup, showing nectar spurs and stamens flower looking face-on--can you find the different floral whorls here?

Aquilegia canadensis fruit_sharp.jpg (17065 bytes)

fruits (follicles)--these 5 fruits were formed from the 5 simple pistils present in one flower.  The seeds inside each fruit will fall out the opening at the top.