pasque

Definitions

noun See Pasch.
noun (Bot.) a name of several plants of the genus Anemone, section Pulsatilla. They are perennial herbs with rather large purplish blossoms, which appear in early spring, or about Easter, whence the common name. Called also campana.

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Strangely, I don’t know why people are suddenly interested in pasque flowers (other than the recent occurrence of Easter).

mjh's blog — 2008 — April 2008
That is why people called the pasque flower as Easter flower.

CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2010
The pasque flowers are almost like that…you blink and you might miss them up here in the mountains.

The Short Lived Among Us « Fairegarden 2010
A photo of a pasque flower started climbing this spring and surpassed Abq Wetlands handily.

mjh's blog — 2008 — September 2008
Spider has now eclipsed pasque flower and all others as my most seen photo.

mjh's blog — 2008 — September 2008
(My favorite sightings of pasque flowers have all occurred above 11,000 feet.)

mjh's blog — 2008 — April 2008
Ooh, I love pasque flowers, so far not able to locate any or get the seeds to germinate.

The Short Lived Among Us « Fairegarden 2010
Just in the last week, pasque flower shot ahead of the long-time leader, Albuquerque Wetlands.

mjh's blog — 2008 — April 2008
Pluck a petal from a pasque flower, Aldo Leopold once said, and you disturb a star.

A Dispatch from an Enivironmental Lawyer Who is Trying to Grow a Mustache 2009
Pluck a petal from a pasque flower, Aldo Leopold once said, and you disturb a star.

A Dispatch from an Enivironmental Lawyer Who is Trying to Grow a Mustache 2009