AMERICAN PASQUEFLOWER 



Pulsatil la ludovicia'na 



W159 

 (2 leaves) 



"Seeds" (achenes) silky, with feath- 

 ery tails (persistent styles) about 1 l / t in. 

 long, borne in a globe-shaped cluster 



Flowers light bluish purple, large, soli- 

 tary, erect, at end of hairy, elongating 

 flower stalk 



Outer flower parts 5 to 7, petal-like, 

 oblong-egg-shaped, 1 to 1% in. long, 

 hairy; petals lacking 



Stamens numerous, golden-yellow 



Stem leaves (involucre) stalkless, 

 divided into narrow, hairy lobes 



Stems ^stout, long-hairy, leafless extent 

 for the involucre 



Basal leaves long-stalked, about 2 to 

 4 in. across, much-divided into narrow, 

 linear, pointed lobes, long-hairy 



Taproot thickened, perennial, often 

 with a root crown 



Lilh. A. Hoen & Co. 



