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Pulsatilla nuttalliana

(DC.) Bercht. & J. Presl

American Pasqueflower

G5Secure Found in 145 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.160969
Element CodePDRAN0K021
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderRanunculales
FamilyRanunculaceae
GenusPulsatilla
Synonyms
Anemone patens ssp. multifida(Pritzel) Hult.Anemone patens var. multifidaPritz.Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida(Pritz.) Zamelis
Other Common Names
cutleaf anemone (EN) Prairie Pasqueflower (EN) Pulsatille multifide (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Mosyakin (2016) recognizes Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida as P. nuttalliana. "The North American taxon has a very complicated synonymy and it is definitely not identical with the typical European-Western Asian P. patens sensu stricto (ssp. patens). Its correct name as a species of Pulsatilla is P. nuttalliana" (Mosyakin 2016). Kartesz (1994, 1999) recognized this taxon as Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida while Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1997) treated it as Anemone patens var. multifida.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-16
Change Date2013-03-27
Edition Date2000-09-29
Edition AuthorsBroaddus, L., 4/91; rev. B. MacBryde, 9/2000.
Rank Reasons
Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida ranges from Eurasia to Alaska, the Yukon and Northwest Territories, and disjunctly southward primarily in the Rocky Mountains and north-central United States.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species occurs on sandy hillsides, in prairies and ponderosa pine communities (Wildflower Center, 2017).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/WoodlandGrassland/herbaceous
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
NebraskaSNRYes
ColoradoS4Yes
WisconsinSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
WyomingS4Yes
UtahS2Yes
South DakotaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
WashingtonS1Yes
MontanaSNRYes
IllinoisS1Yes
TexasSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanS5Yes
NunavutSXYes
OntarioS1Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (145)
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
Tenakee RidgeTongass National Forest20,527
Colorado (5)
AreaForestAcres
Comanche Peak Adjacent AreaArapaho & Roosevelt NFs44,158
Dome PeakRoutt NF35,716
HermosaSan Juan NF148,103
San MiguelSan Juan NF64,263
Troublesome SouthRoutt NF47,359
Idaho (3)
AreaForestAcres
Bear CreekCaribou-Targhee National Forest118,582
HoodooNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest153,868
PalisadesCaribou-Targhee National Forest122,002
Montana (56)
AreaForestAcres
Anaconda HillHelena National Forest18,546
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - SwanLolo National Forest118,485
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - SwanHelena National Forest51,360
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - SwanLewis and Clark National Forest344,022
Big BaldyLewis and Clark National Forest43,135
Big Horn MountainBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest50,846
Big LogHelena National Forest8,954
Big Snowy Mountains WsaLewis and Clark National Forest88,003
Black ButteCuster National Forest871
Bluff MountainLewis and Clark National Forest38,060
Bmss Ra 1485Flathead National Forest334,275
BridgerGallatin National Forest45,059
Burnt MountainCuster National Forest10,698
Cattle GulchBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest19,390
Cherry LakesBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest19,945
Crater MountainHelena National Forest9,265
Crazy MountainGallatin National Forest82,093
East PioneerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest145,082
Electric PeakBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest17,997
Electric PeakHelena National Forest27,872
ElkhornHelena National Forest75,468
Fishtail SaddlebackCuster National Forest16,359
Freezeout MountainBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest97,305
Gallatin FringeGallatin National Forest51,571
Grassy MountainHelena National Forest6,740
Hellgate GulchHelena National Forest16,821
HolterHelena National Forest1,965
Hyalite - Porcupine - Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study AreaGallatin National Forest143,991
Italian PeakBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest90,401
Jerico MountainHelena National Forest8,445
Lazyman GulchHelena National Forest11,614
Lincoln GulchHelena National Forest8,250
Line Creek PlateauCuster National Forest24,825
LionheadGallatin National Forest33,549
Lost Water CanyonCuster National Forest9,251
MadisonGallatin National Forest127,859
Middle Fork Judith WsaLewis and Clark National Forest81,131
Middle Mtn. / Tobacco RootsBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest96,487
Mt. BaldyHelena National Forest16,362
Mt. Gmt Area HCuster National Forest1,335
Nevada MountainHelena National Forest50,135
North AbsarokaGallatin National Forest159,075
North AbsarokaCuster National Forest21,063
North Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest52,227
Pilgrim CreekLewis and Clark National Forest44,608
PotosiBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest5,194
Proposed Line Creek PrnaCuster National Forest389
Red Lodge Creek HellroaringCuster National Forest17,210
SapphireBitterroot National Forest43,303
Selway - Bitterroot (01067)Bitterroot National Forest114,953
Silver KingBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest64,289
Stony MountainBitterroot National Forest44,057
Storm LakeBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest9,324
Tenderfoot - Deep CreekLewis and Clark National Forest85,614
Upper East ForkBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest8,905
Zulu #166Kootenai National Forest10,010
New Mexico (14)
AreaForestAcres
Alamo CanyonSanta Fe National Forest8,639
Bull CanyonCarson National Forest11,512
Chama WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest4,168
Chama WildernessSanta Fe National Forest1,295
Columbine - Hondo Wilderness Study AreaCarson National Forest43,739
Comales CanyonCarson National Forest4,389
Guaje CanyonSanta Fe National Forest6,104
Juan de Gabaldon GrantSanta Fe National Forest8,023
Nichols ReservoirSanta Fe National Forest1,518
Pacheco CanyonSanta Fe National Forest1,012
PecosCarson National Forest13,436
Rancho ViejoSanta Fe National Forest3,827
RendijaSanta Fe National Forest2,176
Virgin CanyonSanta Fe National Forest6,068
North Dakota (9)
AreaForestAcres
Bell LakeDakota Prairie Grasslands11,265
Bullion ButteDakota Prairie Grasslands19,877
Collar / Bennett - CottonwoodDakota Prairie Grasslands19,697
Long X DivideDakota Prairie Grasslands10,099
MagpieDakota Prairie Grasslands21,281
Ponderosa PineDakota Prairie Grasslands7,471
Scairt WomanDakota Prairie Grasslands6,099
Tracy MountainDakota Prairie Grasslands9,756
WannaganDakota Prairie Grasslands6,026
South Dakota (4)
AreaForestAcres
Beaver ParkBlack Hills National Forest5,010
Cheyenne RiverBuffalo Gap National Grassland7,572
Indian CreekBuffalo Gap National Grassland24,666
Red ShirtBuffalo Gap National Grassland17,007
Texas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Big CreekNational Forests in Texas1,447
Utah (3)
AreaForestAcres
0401001Ashley National Forest11,705
0401005Ashley National Forest38,930
0401007Ashley National Forest16,483
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Devils GulchWenatchee National Forest24,419
Wyoming (48)
AreaForestAcres
Bear MountainMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest9,440
Bear RocksBighorn National Forest25,023
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
Bruce MountainBighorn National Forest5,417
Buffalo PeakMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest17,560
Cloud Peak ContiguousBighorn National Forest113,757
Devils CanyonBighorn National Forest37,416
East Fork EncampmentMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest7,445
Encampment River AdditionMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest4,996
Franc's PeakShoshone National Forest68,561
French CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest5,928
Grommund CreekBighorn National Forest12,089
Gros Ventre MountainsBridger-Teton National Forest106,418
Hazelton PeaksBighorn National Forest10,029
Headwaters Sunlight CreekShoshone National Forest6,016
Hideout CreekBighorn National Forest10,096
Horse Creek MesaBighorn National Forest77,808
Illinois CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest6,711
Laramie PeakMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest28,608
Leigh CreekBighorn National Forest19,180
Libby FlatsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest11,107
Little BighornBighorn National Forest133,949
Little GooseBighorn National Forest25,558
Little Sheep MountainBridger-Teton National Forest14,192
Middle ForkMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest13,238
Middle ForkShoshone National Forest51,772
Mosquito Lake - Seven LakesBridger-Teton National Forest51,950
Pacific Creek - Blackrock CreekBridger-Teton National Forest24,658
PalisadesTarghee National Forest1,121
Piney CreekBighorn National Forest22,240
Platte River AdditionMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest7,962
Rock CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest18,874
Rock CreekBighorn National Forest48,657
Sheep MountainMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest17,626
Sibley LakeBighorn National Forest10,367
Sleeping GiantShoshone National Forest5,176
Snowy RangeMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest29,660
South Beartooth HighwayShoshone National Forest105,570
South ForkShoshone National Forest64,903
Spread Creek - Gros Ventre RiverBridger-Teton National Forest166,097
Sulphur CreekShoshone National Forest30,221
Togwotee PassShoshone National Forest7,344
Trout CreekShoshone National Forest44,034
Walker PrairieBighorn National Forest62,434
Wapiti Valley NorthShoshone National Forest18,345
West Slope WindsBridger-Teton National Forest143,252
Wilderness Study AreaTarghee National Forest51,961
Windy MountainShoshone National Forest31,283
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