Common name
English: Eastern pasqueflower
German: Finger-Kuhschelle, Stern-Kuhschelle
Mandarin: 肾叶白头翁 (shen ye bai tou weng)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Ranunculales (76)
Family: Ranunculaceae (53)(family description)
Genus: Pulsatilla (3)
Epithet: patens (L.) P. Mill. (1)
Subspecies: multifida (Pritz.) Zamels
multifida => divided many times
patens => spreading, opening out
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: xerophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: pink, white
External links
Check for Pulsatilla patens at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1001] Pulsatilla patens - Plants For A Future