Pulsatilla alpina

Pulsatilla alpina
Pulsatilla alpina subsp. alpina
Fruiting plants of P. alpina subsp. alba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Pulsatilla
Species:
P. alpina
Binomial name
Pulsatilla alpina
Subspecies
  • P. a. subsp. alba
  • P. a. subsp. alpina
  • P. a. subsp. apiifolia
  • P. a. subsp. austroalpina
  • P. a. subsp. cantabrica
  • P. a. subsp. cyrnea
  • P. a. subsp. schneebergensis

Pulsatilla alpina, the alpine pasqueflower or alpine anemone, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to the mountain ranges of central and southern Europe, from central Spain to Croatia. It is an herbaceous perennial growing to 15–30 cm (6–12 in) tall by 20 cm (8 in) wide, and can be found at altitudes of 1,200–2,700 m (3,900–8,900 ft).