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Wildflowers of the Stuttgart Area

Aquilegia vulgaris

Family :	RANUNCULACEAE (Crowfoot/Buttercup Family)
Common Name (UK) :	Columbine
Common Name (DE) :	Gemeine Akelei
Common Name (FR) :	Ancolie commune
Habitat :	Damp, shady places. Is often to be found beside tree-lined country lanes
Remarks :	Used formerly as a medicine for scabies and ringworm.
First appearing :	May
Abundance :

Photo Date : May 12, 2004 Location : Along a cobbled path separating the forest from the residential area of Feurbach in Stuttgart.
Photo Date : May 23, 2004 Location : Along the forest path across the street from the south side of the Birkenkopf parking lot.
Photo Date :June 4, 2005 Location :Badberg NSG, Kaiserstuhl. N48° 05.762' E7° 40.739'
Photo Date :June 5, 2005 Location :Near Gammelshausen, Schwäbian Alb. N48° 37.669' E9° 39.109'
Photo Date :June 5, 2005 Location :Near Gammelshausen, Schwäbian Alb. N48° 37.669' E9° 39.109'
Photo Date :June 11, 2006 Location :Forest sector called Baurenlatz between Sindelfingen and Stuttgart. N48° 43.495' E9° 03.611'
Photo Date :June 11, 2006 Location :Forest sector called Baurenlatz between Sindelfingen and Stuttgart. N48° 43.495' E9° 03.611'