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Aquilegia canadensis
High over head, and well out of the reach of people who might pick them, the wild columbine have seeded themselves in the cracks of the cliff walls along the trail.
USA: AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , VA , VT , WI , WV Canada: MB , NB , NS , ON , QC , SK Native Distribution: North America east of the Rockies. From Manitoba and Saskatchewan to Ontario and Quebec, south through much of the eastern US. Disjunct populations in central Texas. Native Habitat: Partly shaded to shaded woodland habitat with calcareous soils that are not too rich.
Spotted along Vineyard Mountain Eagle Scout Trail at the Riverside Day Use Park.
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