Pulsatilla nuttalliana

Pulsatilla nuttalliana
In Manitoba, Canada

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Pulsatilla
Species:
P. nuttalliana
Binomial name
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
Synonyms
  • Anemone nuttalliana DC.
  • Anemone patens var. nuttalliana (DC.) A.Gray
  • Anemone patens var. rosea Cockerell
  • Pulsatilla hirsutissima var. rosea Daniels
  • Pulsatilla ludoviciana f. glabrata A.E.Porsild
  • Pulsatilla patens subsp. nuttalliana (DC.) ined.

Pulsatilla nuttalliana, known as American pasqueflower, prairie pasqueflower, prairie crocus, or simply pasqueflower, is a flowering plant native to much of North America, from the western side of Lake Michigan, to northern Canada in the Northwest Territories, south to New Mexico in the southwestern United States. Pasqueflower is the provincial flower of Manitoba and the state flower of South Dakota.