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Pulsatilla
Also called Pasqueflowers
Pulsatilla is a genus of about 40 herbaceous perennials from meadows and prairies of North America, Europe and Asia, grown for finely cut leaves and bell-shaped spring flowers. Grow them in well-drained soil in full sun, as they resent wet roots.
Pulsatilla is a genus that contains about 40 species of herbaceous perennial plants native to meadows and prairies of North America, Europe, and Asia. Common names include pasque flower (or pasqueflower), wind flower, prairie crocus, Easter flower, and meadow anemone. Several species are valued ornamentals because of their finely-dissected leaves, solitary bell-shaped flowers, and plumed seed heads. The showy part of the flower consists of sepals, not petals.
The common name pasque flower refers to its flowering period in the spring during Passover (in Biblical Hebrew: פֶּסַח pāsaḥ).
Pulsatilla is a toxic plant. Misuse can lead to diarrhea, vomiting and convulsions, hypotension, and coma. It has been used as a medicine by Native Americans for centuries. Blackfoot Indians used it to induce abortions and childbirth. Pulsatilla should not be taken during pregnancy nor during lactation.
Alpine anemone · Northeast Asian Pasque Flower · Spring Pasque Flower · European pasqueflower
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