Pulsatilla patens
Finger Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla patens )
The pasqueflower or star Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla patens, Syn: Anemone patens L. ) is a plant which belongs to the family Ranunculaceae ( Ranunculaceae ).
Appearance
The finger - anemone is a perennial, herbaceous plant that reaches a height of 10 to 35 centimeters. The basal leaves are palmately compound, the leaflets lobed. The basal leaves are trifoliate, the leaflets in three parts. The venation is pinnately - up.
Bloom time is from April to May Stipules absent. The hermaphrodite flowers are upright and individually. The perianth is spread last star. The six non -blown bloom are purple. There are numerous stamens. The ovary is upper constant, the fruit a nutlet.
Dissemination
The finger - anemone has a very large distribution area, which extends from central Europe to Russia to western Siberia. It is found on sandy and semi- dry grasslands and dry pine forests.
In Germany the species is considered " threatened with extinction " and is accordingly on the Red List. It occurs today only at a few sites in the Bavarian foothills of the Alps ( Garching Heath, Truderinger forest, Neustadt on the Danube, Kelheim ). Former presence in Brandenburg ( in Guben ) and Mecklenburg -Western Pomerania ( Rothemühl ) are extinguished.