Images:

Flower. Image size: 37 KB.
Spurs on petals. Image size: 36 KB.
Leaves. Do not eat! Image size: 8 KB.

Notes:

• Aquilegia McKana - Columbine.
• The lilac things are sepals aka calyxes.
• See also Aquilegia Dragonfly and Aquilegia coerulea.
• It's flowering now (2011-11-14) in the Melbourne (Victoria, Australia) Spring.
• The leaves of this plant look extremely like parsley, but may be poisonous.
• Wikipedia entry.

Credits:

• Author and photographer: Ron Savage.
• Text and images are Copyleft.

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