Scarlet Columbine
Aquilegia formosa
Ranunculaceae

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Columbine - Latin columbinus,
equivalent to columb(a) dove;
"the inverted flower looks like a group of doves"

Aquilegia - eagles' claw

formosa - beautiful

All along Mtn99 near streams

They can be found also on the R-Ranch
along the banks of Parker Meadow Creek and South Creek