Pulsatilla pratensis
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Pulsatilla pratensis (syn. Anemone pratensis),[1] the small pasque flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to central and eastern Europe, from southeast Norway and western Denmark south and east to Bulgaria. It grows from near sea level in the north of the range, up to Template:Cvt in the south of its range.[2][3]
Name
The Latin specific epithet pratensis means "from the meadow", referring to one of its typical habitats.[4]
Description
It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to Template:Cvt tall. The leaves are finely divided and thread-like, and densely covered with silvery hairs. The flowers are Template:Cvt long, pendulous, bell-like, the tepals with reflexed tips; flower colour varies from purple in the north of the species' range to greenish-violet in the south. The flowers are hermaphrodite, and are pollinated by bees; flowering is from early to mid spring.[3][5]
Subspecies
There are a number of subspecies:[2][6][7]
- Pulsatilla pratensis subsp. pratensis
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Pulsatilla pratensis subsp. hungarica grows in E Slovakia,[8] NE Hungary and NW Romania.[9] In Slovakia and Romania it is categorized as critically endangered CR. In Hungary it is protected by law.[10] It occurs on open sand-plains and avoids limestone. In Hungary it can be found in two regions, the Nyírség and Bodrogköz.[11]
Cultivation and uses
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References
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- ↑ a b Flora Europaea: Pulsatilla pratensis
- ↑ a b Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. (1989). Flora of Britain and Northern Europe. Template:ISBN.
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- ↑ Plants of Hungary: Pulsatilla pratensis (in Hungarian)
- ↑ Naturfoto: Pulsatilla pratensis subsp. bohemica (in Czech)
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- ↑ Pulsatilla hungarica in Slovakia
- ↑ Pulsatilla hungarica in Romania
- ↑ European plant data sheets: Plant conservation in Hungary Template:Webarchive
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