DCHP-1 Online
prairie crocus West 
n. the pasque flower, Anemone patens.
See also: crocus
- 1922 . . . prairie-crocuses [are] soft blue and lavender and sometimes mauve.
- 1955 We've heard much about the prairie crocus and now, like most westerners, we too will watch for the clumps of tiny and colorful florets each spring.
- 1963 In early May I found prairie crocuses (anemones) there. . . .
- 1922 . . . prairie-crocuses [are] soft blue and lavender and sometimes mauve.