The purple flower with numerous yellow stamens of the prairie pasqueflower (Pulsatilla nuttalliana)
Posted by Lee Petersen | June 13, 2024
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
prairie pasqueflower

The prairie pasqueflower (Pulsatilla nuttalliana or Anemone patens subsp. multifida) is an early-season purple-flowering perennial found across much of Alaska, Canada, and the central US. It is considered poisonous.

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Anemone multifida cutleaf anemone
Posted by Lee Petersen | June 13, 2024
Anemone multifida
cutleaf anemone

Cutleaf anemone (Anemone multifida) is a small flowering plant, variable in color (with yellow, white, or purple sepals), that frequently grows in open land like grasslands, tundra meadows, or subalpine...

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A terminal raceme of numerous purple flowers - Delphinium glaucum, commonly known as tall larkspur or tower larkspur.
Posted by Lee Petersen | March 24, 2020
Delphinium glaucum Larkspur

Delphinium glaucum, known as tall larkspur, is a perennial herb in the buttercup family with a range of common names. Growing up to 3 meters, it bears 10-90 blue to...

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