Aquilegia coerulea

Species category

Flower, Weed

Common name

Colorado blue columbine

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

Irregularly obovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.

Size

  • Length: 2–2.5 mm
  • Width: 1–1.5 mm
  • Thickness: 0.8–0.9 mm

Color

Black

Texture

Finely granularGranular:
Resembling or consisting of small grains or particles.

Other structures

Surface with irregular indentations

Identification notes

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
indented in the base.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Ranunculaceae

Valid name

Aquilegia coerulea James

Synonyms

Aquilegia caerulea James, orth. var.

 Aquilegia coerulea . Surface with irregular indentations.
Aquilegia coerulea. Surface with irregular indentations.