Aquilegia shockleyi, commonly known as Shockley's columbine, the Mojave columbine, and the desert columbine, is a species of perennial flowering plant of the genus Aquilegia (columbine) in the family Ranunculaceae. It is native to southern Nevada and southeastern California in the United States, where it congregates around wet areas.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Desert Columbine being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Aquilegia formosa
- Aquilegia fosteri
- Aquilegia eximia
- Aquilegia desertorum
- Aquilegia barnebyi
- Aquilegia elegantula
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ranunculales
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Aquilegia
- Species
- Aquilegia shockleyi
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