Columbine may refer to:

Places

Columbine, Colorado Columbine is census-designated place (CDP) in and governed by Jefferson and Arapahoe counties in Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located primarily in Jefferson Coun ...

, a census-designate place in Jefferson and Arapahoe counties in Colorado, United States **

Columbine High School Columbine High School (CHS) is a public high school in Columbine, Colorado, United States, in the Denver metropolitan area. It is part of the Jefferson County Public Schools district. In 1999, it became the scene of an infamous mass shooti ...

, a high school in Columbine, Colorado, United States ***

Columbine Memorial The Columbine Memorial is a memorial in Columbine, Colorado, that honors the deceased and injured victims, survivors, rescuers, and all who were affected by the Columbine High School massacre on April 20, 1999. The memorial is located in Cleme ...

, a memorial in Columbine, Colorado, United States, commemorating the Columbine High School massacre *

Columbine, Routt County, Colorado Columbine or Columbine Gold Camp is a former gold mining community in Routt County, Colorado, Routt County, Colorado, United States (near Clark, Colorado). Now it is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community, historic district, and a rental ...

, an unincorporated community and historic district in Routt County, Colorado, United States *

Columbine Peak Columbine Peak is a 12,662-foot-elevation (3,859 meter) mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County, California, Fresno County of northern California, United States. It is situated between Palis ...

, a mountain in California

Massacres

Columbine High School massacre On April 20, 1999, a school shooting and attempted bombing occurred at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado, United States. The perpetrators, 12th grade students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, murdered 12 students and one teacher. ...

, a 1999 school shooting in Columbine, Colorado *

Columbine Mine massacre The Columbine Mine massacre, sometimes called the first Columbine massacre, occurred in 1927, in the town of Serene, Colorado. A fight broke out between Colorado state militia and a group of striking coal miners, during which the unarmed mine ...

, occurring during a 1927 strike by coal miners

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictitious characters

Columbine (the commedia dell'arte) Columbina (in Italian Colombina, meaning "little dove"; in French and English Colombine) is a stock character in the '' commedia dell'arte''. She is Harlequin's mistress, a comic servant playing the tricky slave type, and wife of Pierrot. Ru ...

or Columbina, a stock character in the ''Commedia dell'arte'' * Columbine, a stock character in ''Harlequinade''

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Columbine'' (album), an album by Aura Dione * ''Columbine'' (book), a 2009 book about the school shooting * ''Columbine'', a 1950 painting by

Max Beckmann Max Carl Friedrich Beckmann (February 12, 1884 – December 27, 1950) was a German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, and writer. Although he is classified as an Expressionist artist, he rejected both the term and the movement. In the 1920 ...

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Bowling for Columbine ''Bowling for Columbine'' is a 2002 documentary film written, produced, directed, and narrated by Michael Moore. The film explores what Moore suggests are the primary causes for the Columbine High School massacre in 1999 and other acts of gun ...

'', a 2002 film about the school shooting * , a French hip-hop band

Biology

Columbine (plant) ''Aquilegia'' (common names: granny's bonnet, columbine) is a genus of about 60–70 species of perennial plants that are found in meadows, woodlands, and at higher altitudes throughout the Northern Hemisphere, known for the spurred petals Pu ...

or ''Aquilegia'', a genus of flowers * ''

Stiboges nymphidia ''Stiboges nymphidia'', the columbine, is a small but striking butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm that belongs to metalmark butterflies (family Riodinidae), related to Punches and Judies. It is the sole member of the genus ''Stiboges'' B ...

'' or columbine, a metalmark butterfly * Columbine, pertaining to birds of the family ''

Columbidae Columbidae () is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily ...

'' (doves and pigeons)

People

Edward H. Columbine Captain Edward Henry Columbine (2 July 1763 – 18 June 1811) was an English naval officer and hydrographer who served as Governor of Sierra Leone from 12 February 1810 – May 1811. Columbine was given command of HMS Resolution (1779), HMS ''R ...

, Naval Officer

Transportation

* ''Columbine'', a locomotive of the

Grand Junction Railway The Grand Junction Railway (GJR) was an early railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed between 1833 and 1846 when it was amalgamated with other railways to form the London and North Western Railway. The line built by the company w ...

* ''Columbine'', a former passenger service operated by

Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , legally Union Pacific Railroad Company and often called simply Union Pacific, is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Paci ...

* ''Columbine II'' and ''Columbine III'', the

Lockheed Constellation The Lockheed Constellation ("Connie") is a propeller-driven, four-engined airliner built by Lockheed Corporation starting in 1943. The Constellation series was the first pressurized-cabin civil airliner series to go into widespread use. Its press ...

presidential aircraft used by US president Dwight D. Eisenhower * HMS ''Columbine'', a list of ships of the Royal Navy ** HMS ''Columbine'' (1806), an 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop * HMS ''Wild Swan'' (1876) or HMS ''Columbine'', an Osprey-class screw sloop

Other uses

* Columbine, a racehorse in the

1842 Grand National The 1842 Grand Liverpool Steeplechase was the fourth official annual running of a steeplechase, later to become known as the Grand National Steeplechase, a horse race which took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool on 2 March 1842 and at ...