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Eastern pasqueflower

Pulsatilla patens

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Field Notes

Description:

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.

Habitat:

In Lithuania: sandy conifer forests, usually on forest edges, likes semi sunny places, blooms only for a week or two

Notes:

Poisonous

Reference Links:

American Pasqueflower - Anemone patens - Overview, Pulsatilla patens, Pražydo rečiausios Lietuvos gamtos gėlės - Grynas.lt

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Comments (2)
paulius.paulaitis
Thank you. It is considered one of the rarest and most beautiful wild flowers of Lithuania :)
C.Sydes
very beautiful, lovely spotting

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PublishedMay 1, 2013

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