Talk:Pulsatilla patens

Beauty

It is also the South Dakota state flower —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.105.93.224 (talk) 01:17, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

Subspecies and flower color

Lavender and white color form

Deep purple color form

I'm from the United States and am only familiar with the North American color form: light purple (lavender) on the outside of the petals (sepals) and white with veins on the inside. The article shows another color form: deeper purple.

Apparently Pulsatilla patens has two species: multifida and patens. Does anyone know if one subspecies is North American and the other Eurasian, or if one species is the lighter-colored one and one is the deeper-colored? I've also heard of a third subspecies, wolfgangiana, which may be the variety in North America. Is subspecies wolfgangiana generally recognized, or is it a synonym of ssp. patens?

The article really needs discussion of color forms and subspecies: what the differences between the subspecies are, what the color forms are, and what regions in the world they are native to. — Eru·tuon 02:40, 10 April 2015 (UTC)