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.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Greater Pasqueflower being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Pulsatilla halleri
- Pulsatilla vulgaris
- Pulsatilla turczaninovii
- Pulsatilla montana
- Pulsatilla patens
- Pulsatilla nuttalliana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ranunculales
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Pulsatilla
- Species
- Pulsatilla grandis
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