Pasqueflower, << PASK `flow` uhr, >> is a group of small plants with large flowers that open early in the spring. The name pasqueflower means Easter flower. Pasqueflowers grow in Europe and North America.
The eastern pasqueflower, also called the American pasqueflower and the prairie crocus, is the state flower of South Dakota and the provincial flower of Manitoba. The plant grows throughout the Midwestern plains of North America. Its flowers range in color from lavender to deep purple and have yellow centers. The blossoms form on short stems that grow longer as the seeds ripen. The fuzzy leaves have many leaflets that spread out like the fingers of a hand.
