(A) Wild Columbine (Aquiiegia canadensis) is one 
of our typical, early woodland plants, graceful in form 
and beautiful in flower, it grows in rocky woodland 
throughout our range, flowering from April to June. 
The stem is very slender, wiry and graceful, quite 
branching and attaining heights of one to two feet. 
The flowers are heavy, which causes them to nod from 
their slender, thread-like peduncles. A quantity of nec¬ 
tar is secreted in the base of each red spur, serving to 
attract butterflies, moths and often the Ruby-throated 
Hummingbirds, for these birds are very partial to red 
colors. 
(B) Goldthread (Coptis trifolia) is a small wood¬ 
land plant receiving its name from the slender, thread¬ 
like, golden-yellow roots. These roots are characteristic 
and readily identify the species. The leaves are ever¬ 
green, deep shining green in color, 3-parted and notched, 
on long petioles from the root. The white flower has 
live or six early falling sepals; it is usually solitary on 
a scape from 3 to 6 in. high. Common in rich woods 
throughout U. S. and Canada. 
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