Columbine may refer to:

Places

* Columbine, Colorado, a census-designate place in Jefferson and Arapahoe counties in Colorado, United States ** Columbine High School, a high school in Columbine, Colorado, United States *** Columbine Memorial, a memorial in Columbine, Colorado, United States, commemorating the Columbine High School massacre * Columbine, Routt County, Colorado, an unincorporated community and historic district in Routt County, Colorado, United States * Columbine Peak, 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) 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 * '' Bowling for Columbine'', 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'' (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'' in 1792� ...

, Naval Officer

Transportation

* ''Columbine'', a locomotive of the Grand Junction Railway * ''Columbine'', a former passenger service operated by Union Pacific Railroad * ''Columbine II'' and ''Columbine III'', the Lockheed Constellation 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 ...