Pulsatilla pratensis

Pulsatilla pratensis subsp. pratensis
Leiser Berge, Bezirk Korneuburg, Niederösterreich, Austria

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ranunculales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Ranunculaceae
Subfamilia: Ranunculoideae
Tribus: Anemoneae
Genus: Pulsatilla
Species: Pulsatilla pratensis
Subspecies: P. p. subsp. hungarica – P. p. subsp. pratensis

Note: These two subspecies are accepted by most authorities, whereas others are disputed or comb. ined.. EMD (2023) does not recognise any accepted infraspecifics.

Name

Pulsatilla pratensis (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8: no. 2 (1768).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Anemone pratensis L., Sp. Pl. 1: 539 (1753).
• Heterotypic
  • Pulsatilla pratensis var. glabrata M.M.Flod., Bot. Not. 1854: 162 (1854).
  • Pulsatilla pratensis var. flava C.G.H.Thed., Bot. Not. 1889: 68 (1889).
  • Pulsatilla pratensis var. monstrosa C.G.H.Thed., Bot. Not. 1889: 69 (1889).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Denmark, Norway, Sweden. Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Poland. Regional: Southeastern Europe Bulgaria, Romania, Yugoslavia. Regional: Eastern Europe Belarus, Baltic States, Central European Russia, East European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Middle Asia Kazakhstan. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 539. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Yuzepchuk, S.V. 1937. Pulsatilla pratensis. Pp. 233 in Komarov, V.L. & Schischkin, B.K. (eds.), Flora URSS (Flora Unionis Rerumpublicarum Sovieticarum Socialisticarum) VII. [Nymphaeaceae – Papaveraceae] [in Russian]. xxvi + 790 pp., Academia Scientiarum URSS, Mosqua, Leningrad. DJVU English translation: 615 pp. [1] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pulsatilla pratensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pulsatilla pratensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Jul 2023. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pulsatilla pratensis. Published online. Accessed: 30 Jul 2023. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Pulsatilla pratensis. Accessed: 30 Jul 2023. Reference page. 
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Pulsatilla pratensis in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 30.Reference page.

Vernacular names

• беларуская: Сон лугавы
• čeština: koniklec luční
• dansk: Nikkende Kobjælde
• Deutsch: Wiesen-Kuhschelle
• dolnoserbski: Wisata bimbawka
• English: Small Pasque Flower
• eesti: Aas-karukell
• suomi: Ahokylmänkukka
• hrvatski: Crnkasta sasa
• hornjoserbsce: Wisata bimbawka
• magyar: mezei kökörcsin
• lietuvių: Pievinė šilagėlė
• latviešu: Pļavas silpurene
• norsk: Kubjelle
• polski: sasanka łąkowa
• русский: Прострел луговой
• slovenčina: poniklec lúčny
• slovenščina: Navadni kosmatinec
• svenska: Fältsippa
• українська: Сон лучний

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