2 - Pulsatilla alpina ssp. apiifolia
 

In late summer, an early frost can prevent the completion of reproduction. These Pulsatilla alpina plants were frozen stiff - not a problem by itself, but a strong wind broke the flower stems. Leaves and belowground plant parts are unaffected. Note, most green leaves are protected by a thin layer of snow. Such late summer damages occur quite regularly. They affect the reproductive cycle and may cause partial leaf losses, but they are not fatal to these long lived plants, who possess large belowground structures. All plants visible on this picture can propagate by clonal growth.

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