Aquilegia 's a genus of about 60-70 species of columbines, herbaceous perennial plants that're found in meadows, woodlands, and at higher altitudes throughout the Northern Hemisphere. They're known for their distinctive flowers, generally bell-shaped, with each petal modified into an elongated nectar spur. Its fruit takes the form of a follicle. Columbine's derived from the latin word for Dove. Columbines are closely related to plants in the genera Actaea (baneberries) and Aconitum (wolfbanes… (More on Aquilegia)