''Pulsatilla nuttalliana'', known as American pasqueflower, prairie pasqueflower, prairie crocus, cutleaf anemone, 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
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, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...
in the southwestern United States.
Pasqueflower is the provincial flower of
Manitoba
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, map_alt = Map showing Manitoba's location in the centre of Southern Canada
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and the state flower of
South Dakota
South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large porti ...
.
It was first
formally named in 1817 as ''
Anemone
''Anemone'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. Plants of the genus are commonly called windflowers. They are native to the temperate and subtropical regions of all continents except Australia, New Zealand an ...
nuttalliana''.
[ It is sometimes considered a subspecies or ]variety
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* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
of ''Pulsatilla patens
''Pulsatilla patens'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to Europe, Russia, Mongolia, and China. Common names include Eastern pasqueflower and cutleaf anemone.
Taxonomy
It was first formally named in 1753 as '' ...
'' (''Anemone patens'').
References
nuttalliana
Flora of North America
Provincial symbols of Manitoba
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