Western Pasqueflower
This wonderful alpine wildflower and member of the buttercup family is found at very high elevations in California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, British Columbia and Alberta, and only shows itself in summer when the snow finally melts, preferring wet, gravelly soils, common at such altitudes. When pollinated, the the seedpods resemble large green furry mops turned upside down, where brisk alpine winds will disperse the seeds ensuring the next generation.
- Copyright
- © 2012
- Image Size
- 4288x2848 / 9.1MB
- Keywords
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A. occidentalis, Anemone, Anemone occidentalis, Angiosperms, Eudicots, Mount Rainier, National Park, Plantae, Pulsatilla, Pulsatilla occidentalis, Ranunculaceae, Ranunculales, Washington, Western pasqueflower, alpine, beautiful, beauty, bloom, blooming, blooms, blossom, blossoms, botany, bud, color, dicot, dishmop, environment, flora, flower, flowers, forb, fresh, green, habitat, herb, herbaceous, inland, landscape, lion's beard, moptop, native, natural, nature, old man of the mountain, pasque, pasque flower, pasqueflower, perennial, plant, plants, sub-alpine, subalpine, summer, tow-headed baby, towhead babies, west coast, western pasque flower, white, white pasqueflower, wild, wilderness, wildflowers, yellow
- Contained in galleries
- Yellow Wildflowers, Ranunculaceae (Buttercups)
