Genus Pulsatilla (Noun)
Meaning
Includes a group of plants that in some classifications are included in the genus Anemone: pasqueflowers.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The genus Pulsatilla is a group of plants that in some classifications are included in the genus Anemone.
- Pulsatilla consists of approximately 30 species of herbaceous perennials native to the Northern Hemisphere.
- Botanists now place Pulsatilla in the family Ranunculaceae, and many sources consider it to be a section within the genus Anemone.
- Some florists and gardeners refer to Pulsatilla as pasque flowers due to their early blooming period around Easter.
- In botanical taxonomy, the genus Pulsatilla is sometimes grouped along with other related genera to form a distinct section within the larger Anemone genus.