Aquilegia vulgaris, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1964, Flora Europaea - Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae, Cambridge University Press : 239

4. A. vulgaris L. , Sp. Pl. 533 (1753).

Stems usually 30-60 cm, subglabrous to hairy, eglandular. Basal leaves biternate; leaflets 2- to 3-fid, glabrous above, hairy beneath. Flowers nodding, usually violet, occasionally red or white. Perianth-segments 18-25 x 10-12 mm; limb of honey-leaf 10-13 x 9-12 mm; spur 15-22 x 7-9 mm, strongly hooked. Stamens occasionally somewhat exserted; staminodes obtuse. Follicles glandular-pubescent. 2n = 14. W., C. & S. Europe. Au Az Be Br Co Cz Ga Ge Hb He Ho Hs Hu It Ju Lu Po *Rm Rs (N) Sa Si [Da Fe No Rs (B, C, W, K, E) Su].

No attempt has been made to account for the many variants, both wild and cultivated, of this polymorphic species; for further information see Munz (op. cit.).