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Eastern Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Found in forests, woodlands, rock outcrops, especially (though by no means entirely) on calcareous or mafic substrates. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), South Central edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Native to Mississippi. How scores work Is it native here?

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Height
1–3 feet
Spread
1–1.5 feet
Light
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil moisture
Somewhat dry to moist

Space about 1 ft apart from its recorded spread, about 100 per 100 sq ft. Enter your bed size for a count

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Rare or protected plant. Specialist conservation planting; excluded from routine garden suggestions. Plant caution source

Hidden from default planting suggestions. Wildlife value and native status remain unchanged.

At a glance

Life cycle
Perennial
Leaves
Deciduous
Bloom
March to June

Recorded in 1 Mississippi county.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

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Glades, barrens and outcrops on limestone

Standing water, Flat Rock Cedar Glades and Barrens SNA, Rutherford County
Standing water on a limestone glade. Shown: Flat Rock Cedar Glades and Barrens State Natural Area, Rutherford County, Tennessee, a neighboring state.Standing water, Flat Rock Cedar Glades and Barrens SNA, Rutherford County, Alan M. Cressler / U.S. Geological Survey, undated. Public domain. Source record.

Forests and woodlands

Forest or woodland where the source does not say how moist or dry.

Glades, barrens and outcrops on mafic or serpentine rock

Open, thin-soil openings, outcrops and cliffs on dark, magnesium- or iron-rich rock such as serpentine, diabase or gabbro.

All habitats

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Mississippi. Shared habitat, not food. 123 animals.

All wildlife of Mississippi

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

7CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including MS

Genus host records with ranges including MS · Aquilegia

  • Aethalura intertextaFour-Barred Gray
  • Argyrotaenia ivanaIvana Leafroller Moth
  • Chloridea virescensTobacco Budworm Moth
  • Ectropis crepusculariaThe Small Engrailed, Saddleback Looper
  • Gesta baptisiaeWild Indigo Duskywing, Baptisia Duskywing
  • Papaipema rutilaMayapple Borer
  • Pyrrhia ciliscaAmerican Bordered Sallow, Noble Sun Moth
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
5BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Aquilegia

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Ranunculaceae
Hardiness
Zones 3a–8b
Soil pH
Neutral
Flower color
Yellow, pink or red
Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Canada Columbine; Red Columbine

Conservation status

Mississippi rankS1
Global rankG5
MS statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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Growing cautions

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