There are around 40 species within the Pulsatilla genus and are members of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, which comes from the Latin for little frog (ranunculus) because a group of plants in this family grow where you also find frogs. All of the species are native to the meadows and prairies of North America, Europe and Asia. They are tundra plants, growing low to the ground in open areas including rocky outcrops and chalk grasslands. The pasque flower is a stunningly b