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Common Name - Pasqueflower |
| Scientific Name - Anemone patens |
| Family Name - Buttercup
(Ranunculaceae) |
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Season |
Perennial, spring |
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Habitat |
Prairies, grasslands |
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Flower |
Pale blue, 5 to 7 sepals surround
a yellow center. Single flowers grow on a hairy stalk. Yellow
stamens and pistils are numerous. Petals absent. |
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Leaves |
Basal leaves (3") palmately
compound with leaflets cut into further divisions. Stem leaves
hairy, stalkless and whorled. |
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