Pulsatilla patens
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Pulsatilla |
| Species: | P. patens |
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| Pulsatilla patens ( L.) Mill. |
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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.[3]
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[edit] Taxonomy
Pulsatilla patens is often placed in the genus Anemone, as Anemone patens L..[3]
[edit] Cultural associations
Pulsatilla patens is the provincial flower of Manitoba, Canada[4] and (as P. hirsutissima) is the state flower of South Dakota, United States.[5]
[edit] Declining population noted
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.[6]
[edit] Subdivisions
Two subspecies have been distinguished:[1][2]
- Pulsatilla patens subsp. patens
- Pulsatilla patens subsp. multifida (Pritz.) Zämelis -- cutleaf anemone
[edit] References
- ^ a b Pulsatilla patens USDA PLANTS database
- ^ a b Pulsatilla patens subsp. multifida USDA PLANTS database
- ^ a b USDA GRIN entry for Anemone patens
- ^ Government of Manitoba. "Symbols of Manitoba". Archived from the original on 2005-12-10. http://web.archive.org/web/20051210182734/http://www.travelmanitoba.com/quickfacts/emblems.html. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
- ^ Chapter 1 2005 South Dakota Legislative Manual The Mount Rushmore State
- ^ "Johnny Caryopsis". "Our Prairie Crocus!". http://www.naturenorth.com/spring/flora/crocus/Prairie_Crocus.html. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
[edit] External links
Data related to Pulsatilla patens at Wikispecies 
Media related to Pulsatilla patens at Wikimedia Commons
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