Differentiating features of Pulsatilla in Mongolia

species	blades of radical leaves	leaf lobes	flowers	perianth segments	achene awns
P. flavescens	palmatisect	oblong cuneate	yellow, erect wide open	2.5-3.5 cm long	25-35 mm long
P. multifida*	palmatisect	linear, segments 1-3 mm wide	blue-violet, erect wide open		25-35 mm long
P. bungeana	2 x pinnatisected, in outline oblong	linear-lanceolate or oblong	bluish-violet, half open, narrow campanulate, erect	narrow, 12-15 mm long	15-20 mm long
P. bungeana var. astragalifolia	once pinnate	rhombic trifid		narrow, 10-15 mm long
P. tenuiloba	3 x pinnatisected, in outline oblong	narrow-linear, acute, short	violet, broadly campanulate	20-33 mm long	15-20(30) mm long
P. turczaninovii	3 x pinnatisected, in outline ovate	lanceolate	bluish-violet, half open	8-12 x 30-40 mm large, 2-3 times longer than stamens	(25)40-50 mm long
P. ambigua	2 x pinnatisected, in outline ovate	oblong or lanceolate	dark violet, half open	25-35 mm long	25-30 mm long
P. campanella*	2 x pinnatisected, in outline ovate	lanceolate somewhat obtuse	violet-blue, drooping	25-35 mm long, slightly longer than stamens, at apex deflexed outward	about 25 mm long

* no material seen

data compiled by: S. Rilke