Aquilegia vulgaris

Erect herb to c. 1 m high. Basal leaves biternate or triternate; petioles usually sparsely pilose, to c. 40 cm long; leaflets cuneate to broadly ovate, 2.5–5 cm long, margins crenate to lobed, glabrous above, pilose and glaucous below; cauline leaves usually less divided. Flowers nodding, usually blue to violet; sepals ovate, 20–30 mm long; petals 20–38 mm long (including the 15–22 mm spur); stamens subequal to or shortly exserted beyond limb of petals; staminodes membranous, subpetaloid, slightly shorter than stamens. Follicles glandular-pubescent, c. 20–30 mm long; style persistent, to c. 8 mm long. Flowers Nov.–Jan.