Family: Ranunculaceae
American pasqueflower, prairie-smoke
Robert W. Freckmann
Kristin K. Michels
Etymology: Anemone: an ancient Greek name from anemos, "wind"
Plants: erect, perennial, 4"-16" tall forb, hairy throughout; roots a short, thick, woody stem
Leaves: palmately-divided into fine segments, kidney-shaped in outline, basal leaves long-stalked, a whorl of stalkless leaves beneath the flower
Flowers: blue to white, 5-7-parted, 1"-1 1/2" long, cup-shaped; solitary on long, hairy stalks; blooms March-May
Fruits: many dry seeds in a rounded cluster of long, fluffy hairs
Habitat: dry to moderate moisture; hillsides, prairies, cliffs, woods
Hazardous: Careful, this plant is hazardous!
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: erect, perennial, 4"-16" tall forb, hairy throughout; roots a short, thick, woody stem
Leaves: palmately-divided into fine segments, kidney-shaped in outline, basal leaves long-stalked, a whorl of stalkless leaves beneath the flower
Flowers: blue to white, 5-7-parted, 1"-1 1/2" long, cup-shaped; solitary on long, hairy stalks; blooms March-May
Fruits: many dry seeds in a rounded cluster of long, fluffy hairs
Habitat: dry to moderate moisture; hillsides, prairies, cliffs, woods
Hazardous: Careful, this plant is hazardous!
Conservation Status: Native
Flora of North America: Flora of North America Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 7 Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine: Information and Photos Atlas of the Wisconsin Prairie and Savanna Flora: by T.S. Cochrane & H.H. Iltis: habitat, distribution infomation / flowering and fruiting times USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos Illinois Wildflowers: Wonderful photographs; detailed descriptions; color and leaf arrangement key Southwest School of Botanical Medicine: Britton & Brown Illustrated Flora - 2nd Edition (1913) "An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada"
Kristin K. Michels
Robert R. Kowal
Christopher Noll
Scott A. Milburn
Kristin K. Michels
Janice Stiefel
Kristin K. Michels
Kristin K. Michels
Botanical Illustration
Botanical Illustration
Christopher Noll
Merel R. Black
Christopher Noll
Christopher Noll
Merel R. Black
Mark Mittelstadt
Richard Bauer
