Meadowsweet (Pulsatilla pratensis (L.) Mill. s.l.)

Dream meadow (Pulsatilla pratensis) is a species of herbaceous plants of the Zhovtetsevi family (Ranunculaceae family.).

A perennial herb 10-30 cm tall with a thick rhizome and basal leaves. The flowering stem is erect, densely soft-hairy, has single flowers at the top. The flower is drooping, dark purple, bell-shaped, blooms before the leaves open in April-May. Leaves appear after flowering. They are collected near the stem in a basal rosette. Fluffy fruits consist of many achenes.

In Ukraine, meadowsweet is widespread in most regions, mainly in pine forests, on meadow-steppe and steppe slopes.

Listed in the Red Book of Ukraine in the status of "Invaluable".

The author of the text is Ruslana Melnyk

Photo by Ruslana Melnyk

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