Page author: David Giblin
Adonis aestivalis
summer pheasant's-eye
Specimens
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Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; central Washington to California, east to Montana, Idaho, and Utah.

Habitat: Disturbed areas.

Flowers: May-July

Origin: Introduced from Europe

Growth Duration: Annual

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Description:
General:

Glabrous annual, the stem simple or branched above, 2-6 dm. tall.

Leaves:

Leaves alternate, bipinnately dissected into narrow, linear segments, the lower leaves petiolate.

Flowers:

Flowers showy, regular, single on naked peduncles; sepals 5, greenish, rounded; petals 5-10, white to red with a bluish base, narrowly oblong-oblanceolate, about twice the length of the sepals, sub-erect; stamens blue, numerous; pistils numerous.

Fruits:

Achene hardened and rough, with a short, straight beak.

Accepted Name:
Adonis aestivalis L.
Publication: Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 1: 771. 1762.

Synonyms & Misapplications:
Adonis aestivalis L. var. citrina Hoffm.
Additional Resources:

PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Adonis aestivalis in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database

WA Flora Checklist: Adonis aestivalis checklist entry

OregonFlora: Adonis aestivalis information

E-Flora BC: Adonis aestivalis atlas page

CalPhotos: Adonis aestivalis photos

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