Mountain Flower ID.

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone can help me ID this flower.



The picture was taken on the 1st of May back in 2003, on the mountain top of Ai Petri in Ukraine.

Anyone know what flower it is?

Thank you.
Brian.

 

it reminds me of Anemone pulsatilla http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/wildflowers/anemone_pulsatilla.html perhaps its related?

 

Hmmm not sure it could be those.

The flower is 3-5cm tall, and was growing directly on the ground.

 

This is pulsatilla halleri (taurica) -endemic to Crimea
Ukrainian and Russian common name for Pulsatillas -Dream flower-by the legend if you put flower under you pillow you will see prophetic dreams :-)
Very nice pic.

 

Pulsatilla vulgaris

 

i think halleri is more likely, although it does say in my book the flowers of halleri appear with the leaves?

 

Some refer to it as pulsatilla taurica, some as pulsatilla halleri (taurica)
http://www.shutterstock.com/s/crimea/cat-p2.html?searchterm=crimea&sortby=newest&

 

I recon that's a positive id for halleri.......nice pictures :)

 

Excellent, Thanks everyone for a very fast answer.

It was me and my wife who where there some years ago, and we could not figure out what flower it was. :-)