Pulsatilla patens

Pulsatilla patens

''Pulsatilla patens'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to Europe, Russia, Mongolia, China, Canada and the United States. Common names include Eastern pasqueflower, prairie smoke, prairie crocus, and cutleaf anemone.
Cluster of Eastern Pasqueflowers A group of prairie smoke growing in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota. Geotagged,North Dakota,Pulsatilla patens,Theodore Roosevelt National Park,United States,Wildflowers

Distribution

Advocates report that the population of ''Pulsatilla patens'' is declining, due to the synergy between the prairie crocus and shortgrass prairie ecosystems. Plowing up the prairie causes the crocus to disappear.
Eastern Pasqueflower This small wildflower grows early in the spring and is quite interesting. It looks like it has many fine, wispy hairs and has a very strong, yet pleasant smell. Eastern pasqueflower,Geotagged,North Dakota,Pulsatilla patens,Theodore Roosevelt National Park,United States,Wildflowers

Cultural

''Pulsatilla patens'' is the provincial flower of Manitoba, Canada...hieroglyph snipped... and is the state flower of South Dakota, United States.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderRanunculales
FamilyRanunculaceae
GenusPulsatilla
SpeciesP. patens
Photographed in
United States of America