Aquilegia canadensis.
Botanical name:
Aquilegia canadensis Linn. Ranunculaceae. Wild Columbine.
North America. The roots are eaten by some Indians, according to R. Brown.
Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World, 1919, was edited by U. P. Hedrick.
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