Taxon: Anemone patens L.

Summary

Genus:

Anemone

Family:

Ranunculaceae

Subfamily:

Ranunculoideae

Tribe:

Anemoneae

Nomen number:

318689

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:538. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

02/18/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

11 (7 active, 3 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Anemone patens L. var. multifida Pritz. (4 active accession[s])
Anemone patens L. var. patens (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill.
Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill. subsp. patens
Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill. var. patens

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill.
Dorn, R. D. 1977. Manual of the vascular plants of Wyoming
Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage Note: = Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill.
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill.
Kitagawa, M. 1979. Neo-lineamenta florae Manshuricae. Note: = Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
Moss, E. H. & J. G. Packer. 1983. Flora of Alberta, ed. 2.
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2. Note: = Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill.
Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. Note: = Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill.
Welsh, S. L. et al. 1987. A Utah flora. Great Basin Naturalist Mem. 9.

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	eastern pasqueflower		1	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill.
English	pasqueflower	as Anemone patens var. multifida	1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Swedish	nipsippa		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Heilongjiang Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Nei Mongol Zizhiqu	n.	Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu	n.	Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Mongolia	Mongolia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation-Far East	Far East		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia	Eastern Siberia	s.	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation-Western Siberia	Western Siberia		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Belarus
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Estonia
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Latvia
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Lithuania
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation-European part	European part		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Czech Republic
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Hungary
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Poland
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Slovakia
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Finland		s.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Sweden		e.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Romania
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario	w.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois	n.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah	n.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Northwest Territories	w.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Yukon		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	United States	Alaska		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Asia-Temperate

SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia], Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia (s.)]
MONGOLIA: Mongolia
RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation-Far East [Far East]
CHINA: China [Heilongjiang Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu (n.), Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (n.)]

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: Finland (s.), Sweden (e.)
MIDDLE EUROPE: Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia
EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Romania

Northern America

SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territories (w.), Yukon], United States [Alaska]
EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Ontario (w.)]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois (n.), Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Washington, Wyoming]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Utah (n.)]

Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)

Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill.
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. Note: = Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill.
Environmental	ornamental		Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill.
Medicines	folklore	as Pulsatilla patens	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. Note: as Pulsatilla patens

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=318689. Accessed 10 May 2026.