Pro posed ▁countries ▁Category : Span ish ▁colonial ▁period ▁of ▁Cuba ▁Category : Span ish ▁colon ization ▁of ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁Category : Span ish ▁West ▁Ind ies <0x0A> </s> ▁P uls at illa ▁c ern ua , ▁the ▁narrow - leaf ▁pas que - flow er ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁plant ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁Ran un cul aceae ▁P uls at illa ▁c ern ua ▁is ▁a ▁per enn ial ▁plant ▁that ▁can ▁grow ▁to ▁be ▁about ▁ 0 . 2 ▁m ▁or ▁ 8 ▁in ▁tall .   ▁This ▁plant ▁has ▁six ▁dark ▁red / pur ple ▁flowers ▁and ▁has ▁tiny ▁white , ▁sil ky ▁vil lose ▁hair s . ▁P uls at illa ▁c ern ua ▁flowers ▁from ▁April ▁to ▁May , ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁se eds ▁rip en ▁from ▁May ▁to ▁June . ▁P . ▁c ern ua ▁is ▁insect ▁pol lin ated . ▁This ▁plant ▁has ▁both ▁male ▁and ▁female ▁parts , ▁which ▁means ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁herm aph rod ite . ▁Most ▁parts ▁of ▁this ▁plant ▁are ▁not ▁ed ible , ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁roots ▁and ▁leaves . ▁__ TO C __ ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁ ▁P uls at illa ▁c ern ua ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁Ran un cul aceae , ▁the ▁but ter cup ▁family . ▁This ▁family ▁consists ▁mainly ▁of ▁her bs , ▁a ▁few ▁aqu at ics , ▁and ▁some ▁v ines ▁or ▁shr ubs . ▁The ▁genus ▁P uls at illa ▁has ▁ 3 3 ▁her b ace ous ▁per