Aquilegia eximia Calflora

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Taxon Report

Aquilegia eximia Van Houtte ex Planch..

Serpentine columbine, Sticky columbine, Van Houtte's columbine

Aquilegia eximia is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~678 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Aquilegia
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Ultramafic affinity: 4.2 - broad endemic / strong indicator

Communities: Mixed Evergreen Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Aquilegia fontinalis
JEF	Aquilegia tracyi

Information about Aquilegia eximia from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (AQEX) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/30/2025).