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Pulsatilla grandis
Pulsatilla grandis, commonly known as the greater pasque flower, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Pulsatilla of the family Ranunculaceae. This perennial herbaceous plant reaches heights between 5 and 30 centimetres, featuring finely divided basal leaves and erect, violet flowers densely covered in silky hairs. Native to central Europe, it has a distribution spanning from Great Britain and western France eastward to Ukraine, occupying diverse habitats primarily within the broadleaved forest zone. The species grows predominantly on steppe-like hillsides and meadow slopes, often favouring southern exposures. In Slovenia, it is rare, protected, and serves as both a regional symbol and a heraldic element in local iconography.
Pulsatilla grandis occupies diverse habitats primarily within central Europe, extending across Great Britain, western France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, and reaching the eastern limit of its range in Ukraine. Within Ukraine, its distribution is largely diffuse, with populations scattered primarily through the regions of Podilia, the Pre-Carpathians, occasionally in the Right-Bank Forest-Steppe, and infrequently in the Left-Bank Steppe.
Alpine anemone · Pulsatilla bungeana · Narrow-leaf pasque-flower · Northeast Asian Pasque Flower · Alpine Pasque Flower · Pulsatilla integrifolia · Mountain Pasque Flower · Pulsatilla nuttalliana · White pasqueflower · Eastern pasqueflower · Small Pasque Flower · Spring Pasque Flower
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
