Pulsatilla patens

An early-flowering plant in ponderosa forests & the like in northern New Mexico.

Plant habit, east of Taos near Valle Escondido, 9 May 2007.

A flower, east of Taos, 9 May 2007.

Plant habit, just west of Tres Piedras, eastern Rio Arriba County, 9 May 2007.

Immature fruits, just west of Tres Piedras, 9 May 2007.