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Pulsatilla pratensis (L.) Mill.

Small Pasque Flower

Ranunculaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Genus: Pulsatilla (Pasqueflower)

Synonyms

Pulsatilla pratensis
Anemone pratensis
Anemone pratensis subsp. nigricans
Pulsatilla bohemica
Pulsatilla nigricans
Pulsatilla pratensis subsp. bohemica
Pulsatilla pratensis subsp. hungarica
Pulsatilla pratensis subsp. nigricans
Pulsatilla pratensis subsp. zimmermannii
Pulsatilla zimmermannii

Related species

Pulsatilla alpina (L.) Delarbre - Alpine Anemone
Pulsatilla vernalis (L.) Mill. - Arctic Violet
Pulsatilla pratensis (L.) Mill. - Small Pasque Flower
Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill. - Eastern Pasqueflower
Pulsatilla vulgaris Mill. - Pasqueflower

Traits


    <span class="r">Toxic</span>, maximal 50&#8239;cm tall. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> flowers solitary or few. <span class="v1">bracts:</span> whorled, slightly apart from the flowers, foliage-like, <b>with a fused leaf sheath</b>, <b>with a reduced elongate...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Pulsatilla pratensis

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The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Pulsatilla pratensis

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Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Pulsatilla pratensis

Pulsatilla pratensis

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • forests, shrubbery, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths

  • in dry habitats

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