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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'