Prairie Crocus

by Teresa Zieba

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Prairie Crocus

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Teresa Zieba

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Photograph - Photography

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The crocuses are blooming! The crocuses are blooming! . . . Oh, yeah? Well, it is a big deal, to me and a lot of other nature nuts! It's the real beginning of spring! The start of the growing season, when bees start buzzing, buds start popping and green blades push up through the brown grass. After a long winter, having to make do with nature shows on PBS and Discovery Channel, we get to start enjoying the real thing again! And the prairie crocus, that's Anemone patens (also know as Pulsatilla patens) to you botanists out there, provides a beautiful and fascinating start to the outdoor season.
The prairie crocus serves as Manitoba's floral emblem but sadly this status does not offer any protection until it gets on the list of endangered species.
According to legend the furry coat was given to the flower to
protect it on chilly spring nights. The Blackfoot word "Napi,"
the "old man" central to the Blackfoot creation story, also
refers to the grayish seed heads of prairie crocus, which
appear in early summer and are carried on the wind like little
parachutes.

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May 18th, 2014

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