Styrian pasque flower
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Styrian Pasque Flower ( Pulsatilla styriaca ) |
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The Steirische Kuhschelle ( Pulsatilla styriaca ) is a plant type from the genus of Kuhschellen ( Pulsatilla ) in the family of Ranunculaceae (Ranunculaceae). The species is classified as endangered.
features
The Styrian anemone is a perennial , herbaceous plant . In bloom, it reaches heights of growth of 5 to 20, seldom 30 centimeters, fruiting from at least 20, mostly 30 to 50, rarely up to 70 centimeters. The plant forms a Pleiokorm root . Flowers and leaves are covered with hairs 4 to 5 millimeters long. The blade of the basal leaves is simply pinnate and has two (to three) pairs of side leaflets. The lower leaflets are three-columned. There are seven to 20 leaf lobes that are 6 to 11 millimeters wide. The leaves appear during flowering and die off in winter. The stem leaves are sessile, 35 to 45 millimeters long and similar to bracts. The flowers are erect. The bracts are roughly the same color on both sides. The tepals are at least 30 but usually 35 to 40 and rarely up to 50 millimeters long.
The flowering period extends from March to April.
Occurrence
The Styrian Pasque Flower is endemic to Styria . It occurs scattered or rarely in the middle Murtal and some side valleys between Schoberpass , Aflenz and Graz . The plant grows in submontane to montane rock lawns and red pine forests on limestone and dolomite .
use
The Styrian Pasque Flower is rarely used as an ornamental plant for rock gardens.
supporting documents
- Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Excursion flora from Germany . Founded by Werner Rothmaler. tape 5 : Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants . Springer, Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 .
- Description and pictures at Botanik im Bild
