Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida

(Pasqueflower)

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Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida, Lower Cataract Lake, Summit Co. 9769

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Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida, Lower Cataract Lake, Summit Co. 6579

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Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida, Lower Cataract Lake, Summit Co. 6562

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Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida, Lower Cataract Lake, Summit Co. 9756

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Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida, Lower Cataract Lake, Summit Co. 3735

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Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida, Lower Cataract Lake, Summit Co. 3734

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Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida, Lower Cataract Lake, Summit Co. 5545

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Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida, Lower Cataract Lake, Summit Co. 5575

Scientific Name Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida (Anemone patens ssp. multifida) USDA PLANTS Symbol PUPAM
Common Name Pasqueflower ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. 532147
Family Ranunculaceae (Buttercup) SEINet
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Description Life zones and habitat: Foothills to subalpine (5400 to 13000 ft). Meadows and open forest.
Plant: Perennial 2 to 16 inches tall with one or more hairy stems.
Leaves: Numerous basal leaves usually developing after the first flowers, with long petioles, blades 1-1/2 to 4 inches across divided first into 3 leaflets, further divided into narrow linear blades; clustered stem leaves deeply divided into 4 to 6 linear segments.
Inflorescence: Solitary flowers 1 to 2 inches across with 5 to 8 showy sepals, lavender to white, hairy on the outside; many bright yellow stamens and white pistils in the center.
Bloom Period: April to July.
Fruit: Many seed pods (achenes) with feathery tails.
References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, "Southern Rocky Mountain Wildflowers: A Field Guide to Wildflowers in the Southern Rocky Mountains, including Rocky Mountain National Park (Wildflower Series)" by Robertson and Kassar and Burke Herbarium
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Colorado Status:
Native

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