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Definition of Pulsatilla occidentalis

1. Noun. Of western North America.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pulsatilla Occidentalis

Literary usage of Pulsatilla occidentalis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Camp-fires in the Canadian Rockies by William Temple Hornaday (1906)
"Our first two goats were shot while feeding upon a lace-leaved anemone or pasque flower, called Pulsatilla occidentalis. Its leaves are finely cut and ..."

2. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1916)
"On the mesophytic grasslands, Pulsatilla occidentalis is the dominant plant. Large fields and gentle slopes covering hundreds of square meters often bear ..."

3. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium by United States National Herbarium, United States National Museum (1893)
"... of the whole list according to the theoretical course of their original migration. In group (d) there are several plants (Pulsatilla occidentalis, ..."

4. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1911)
"... and the Alder, Alnus sinuata, are found only in the most favorable situations. One of the hardiest of the herbaceous plants is Pulsatilla occidentalis, ..."

5. Contributions from the Botanical Laboratory of the University of Pennsylvania by University of Pennsylvania Botanical Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, Botanical Laboratory (1907)
"Pulsatilla occidentalis (Wats.) Freyn. This is a much sturdier species than P. hirsutissima, the solitary white flowers being almost rigid as compared with ..."

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