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Aquilegia canadensis, Willd. Sp. PL vol. ii. p. 1247. Pursk, Fl. Amer. Sept. vol. iL p. 372 — PoLYANDRiA Pentagynia, Linn. Ranunculaceje, Juss.

This species, which has the flowers of a bright red mixed with yellow, and is characterised by having the horns of the nectaries or petals straight, grows in the crevices of rocks, and in dry places near rivulets.