Species: Pulsatilla patens
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Prairie crocus is a perennial herb with shoots arising from persistent woody bases. Leaves basal, compound, hairy; leaf stalk to 5-8 cm; leaflets basically three, further dissected. Inflorescence 1-flowered, flower stalks hairy; 3 bracts, similar to the leaves. Flowers with 5-8 sepals, blue to purple, rarely white 20-40 x 10-15 mm, hairy on the upper surface; stamens 150-200. Fruit an achene, egg-shaped, 3-4 x 1 mm, hairy, with the beak extended into a hairy plume.
Source: Encyclopedia of Life
Classification
Dicotyledoneae
Ranunculales
Ranunculaceae
Pulsatilla
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Classification
Ecology and Life History
Prairie crocus is a perennial herb with shoots arising from persistent woody bases. Leaves basal, compound, hairy; leaf stalk to 5-8 cm; leaflets basically three, further dissected. Inflorescence 1-flowered, flower stalks hairy; 3 bracts, similar to the leaves. Flowers with 5-8 sepals, blue to purple, rarely white 20-40 x 10-15 mm, hairy on the upper surface; stamens 150-200. Fruit an achene, egg-shaped, 3-4 x 1 mm, hairy, with the beak extended into a hairy plume.
Source: Encyclopedia of Life