PRAIRIE CROCUS

Class: Pulsatilla, Anemone patens subsp. multifida, patens

Family: BUTTERCUP FAMILY

Sub Family: Ranunculaceae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: Pasqueflower, Windflower

Colour: Lavender-blue

Height: 5-25 cm (2-10")

Each Flower: Deeply cup-shaped 4-5 cm (1 1/2-2") across with 5-7 lavender-blue sepals, no petals; many bright yellow stamens; involucre has several narrowly-dissected leaves covered with long, greyish downy hairs

Leaves: Several leaves from base, long, downy stalks dissected into many long, narrow downy segments

Stems: Flower stem upright, covered with long, greyish, downy hairs

Blooming Period: April - August

Habitat: Open, dryish, wooded areas or prairies and up to mountain slopes

Note:

Poisonous. May cause dermatitis