Quercus

European Columbine

Aquilegia vulgaris

Not native to Kentucky

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

9CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Aquilegia

  • Aethalura intertextaFour-Barred Gray
  • Chloridea virescensTobacco Budworm Moth
  • Ectropis crepusculariaThe Small Engrailed, Saddleback Looper
  • Eosphoropteryx thyatyroidesPink-Patched Looper Moth
  • Gesta baptisiaeWild Indigo Duskywing, Baptisia Duskywing
  • Papaipema leucostigmaColumbine Borer
  • Papaipema rutilaMayapple Borer
  • Pyrrhia ciliscaAmerican Bordered Sallow, Noble Sun Moth
  • Pyrrhia exprimensPurple-Lined Sallow, Purple-Lined Sun Moth
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Ranunculaceae

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

European Columbine; Garden Columbine

Conservation status

Kentucky rankSNA
Global rankGNR
KY statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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