Common name
English: Eastern pasqueflower
German: Finger-Kuhschelle, Stern-Kuhschelle
Mandarin: 肾叶白头翁 (shen ye bai tou weng)
English: Eastern pasqueflower
German: Finger-Kuhschelle, Stern-Kuhschelle
Mandarin: 肾叶白头翁 (shen ye bai tou weng)
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Ranunculales (74)
Family: Ranunculaceae (52)(family description)
Genus: Pulsatilla (2)
Epithet: patens (L.) P. Mill. (1)
Subspecies: multifida (Pritz.) Zamels
multifida => divided many times
patens => spreading, opening out
Climate: temperate
Habitat: xerophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: pink, white
Check for Pulsatilla patens at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI