Alpen anemone / Ranuncuclaceae

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WildFlower

Lion

It looks like a Clematis seed head. If the yellow flowers are from the same plant, it could be Clematis tangutica. Posted 12 years ago
1. Frankhuizen Photography
  
  Lion
  
  Unfortunately it is not a Clematis, because it's no climbing plant. The seed heads of a clematis are also a bit curly.
  This flower grows high up in the mountains (2,000 m). May be this will help you a bit with the identification.
  The yellow flowers in the background are not of the same plant, so that's no help. Posted 12 years ago
2. 1. karin65207
    
    Musk Oxen
    
    i saw, that you are missing the name for this plant. see, what i've found:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulsatilla
    maybe it can be a help
    Greetings for you, FraJH and for WildFlower too Posted 12 years ago
  2. 1. WildFlower
      
      Lion
      
      I think you are right, Karin, that's what I was just looking at as well. This one grows at 2000 m in the Alps.
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulsatilla_alpina
      
      Moreover, I think this is also a P. alpina, not an Anemone nemorosa.
      
      Posted 12 years ago, modified 12 years ago
    2. 1. karin65207
        
        Musk Oxen
        
        maybe FraJH has a picture with the leaves. this could be a help, to find it out Posted 12 years ago
      2. Frankhuizen Photography
        
        Lion
        
        Thanks for your help!
        It's definately a pulsatilla alpina. I checked with the other photos of the flower.
        The other one is an anemone nemorosa. We checked the flower and leves with the sign (yes really a sign up at 2,000 m). See picture I will upload (and remove if you and Karin have seen that picture). The Pulsatilla alpina is also on that sign I see now but then of course with flowers. Posted 12 years ago
      3. Frankhuizen Photography
        
        Lion
        
        http://www.jungledragon.com/image/10720/just_for_identification_ill_delete_this.html
        
        Sometimes you'll find signs at unexpected places ;-)
        Comes in handy when you take a photo of flower and want to upload it on JD. They must do that more often ;-) Posted 12 years ago, modified 12 years ago
      4. Frankhuizen Photography
        
        Lion
        
        You make me doubt about the anome nemorosa.
        But the pulsatilla alpina has also a single flower on a stem, and doesnt have a cluster of flowers too. May be it isn't both??
        A new challenge ;-) Posted 12 years ago
    3. Frankhuizen Photography
      
      Lion
      
      Thanks for your help!
      It's definately a pulsatilla alpina. I checked with the other photos of the flower.
      The other one is an anemone nemorosa. We checked the flower and leves with the sign (yes really a sign up at 2,000 m). See picture I will upload (and remove if you and Karin have seen that picture). The Pulsatilla alpina is also on that sign I see now but then of course with flowers. Posted 12 years ago
    4. 1. WildFlower
        
        Lion
        
        I hate to controvert this nice sign, but it doesn't look like any other Anemone nemorosa I've seen in the wild or in the web.
        
        Wood anemone grows in the woods
        
        has a single flower on a stem
        
        and narrow sepals (tepals)
        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Anemone_nemorosa_LC0256.jpg
        
        Both your photo and the sign show a cluster of flowers with almost round sepals.
        
        By the way, there are signs like the one you have uploaded at 2000 m in the National parks in Bulgaria as well and we also photograph them for reference ;) Posted 12 years ago, modified 12 years ago

WildFlower

Lion

I have the bad habit of always questioning and double checking everything.
Now I see that it was not the best suggestion, but because the shape of the sepals was similar, I thought it may be a dense clump. If it is a true cluster on one stem like the one on the sign, than it doesn't seem right. In this case it could be an Anemone narcissiflora. It has a cluster of flowers and can be found growing in high mountain alpine grasslands. Posted 12 years ago

The Alpine Pasqueflower

''Pulsatilla alpina'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to the mountain ranges of central and southern Europe, from central Spain to Croatia. It is an herbaceous perennial growing to 15–30 cm tall by 20 cm wide, and can be found at altitudes of 1,200–2,700 m .

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Similar species: Ranunculales

Species identified by Frankhuizen Photography