Yellow Fan Columbine is a photograph by Michael Porchik which was uploaded on May 17th, 2014.
Yellow Fan Columbine
The genus name Aquilegia is derived from the Latin word for eagle (aquila), because the shape of the flower petals, which are said to resemble an... more
Title
Yellow Fan Columbine
Artist
Michael Porchik
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
The genus name Aquilegia is derived from the Latin word for eagle (aquila), because the shape of the flower petals, which are said to resemble an eagle's claw. The common name "columbine" comes from the Latin for "dove", due to the resemblance of the inverted flower to five doves clustered together
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May 17th, 2014
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Comments (6)
Anne Gifford
Beautiful, beautiful florals, Michael! This is my home state (Colorado) flower so it particularly caught my eye. Great colors! like
Michael Porchik replied:
Thank you Anne. I didn't know this was your state flower. I will have to update the description.