Pasque flowers
(pasqueflowers) bloom in early spring. Pasque flowers are also one of “Spring
Ephemerals”. This pic was shot at Arboretum, Chanhassen, MN on 060427. It took a while to locate these flowers in the Twin Cities area because pasque flowers grow wild only in dry soils*.
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Pulsatilla (Pasqueflower) - Wikipedia -
Common names include
pasque flower (or pasqueflower), wind flower, prairie crocus, Easter Flower,
and meadow anemone.
Pasqueflower | Plant & fungi species | Wild plants
Plantlife -
The pasqueflower blooms around
Easter: hence the name "Pasque" (meaning "like Paschal", of Easter).
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Easter
* "Thanks for so much your info on pasqueflowers: Jodi & Erica: Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden & Bird Sanctuary, Minneapolis,
MN; Kao: Fort Snelling State Park, St. Paul, MN; Mara: Minnesota Valley National
Wildlife Refuge, Bloomington, MN (They have pasqueflowers); Librarians
(Unidentified), Arboretum, Chanhassen, MN; Maintenance person (Unidentified),
Central Park, Bloomington, MN (They have pasqueflowers)"
Pulsatilla (pasque
flower) - Wikipedia
Anemone patens (American Pasqueflower) | Minnesota
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