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Ranunculaceae
Anemone

not marked as a favorite taxon Anemone quinquefolia Linnaeus. Common name: Wood Anemone. Phenology: Mar-May. Habitat: Rich, moist forests, grassy balds, often abundant at high elevations. Distribution: NL, QC, ON, MB, SK, and AB south to SC, GA, AL, MS, AR, and ne. SD.

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Section: Anemone. Subsection: Anemonanthea.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = GrPl, Mi, Pa, POWO, Tat, W; = Anemone quinquefolia L. var. quinquefolia — Ar, Can, FNA3, Mo3, NE, NY, Tn, Va; < Anemone quinquefolia L. — RAB, S, S13, Hoot, Meyer, & Manning (2012); > Anemone quinquefolia L. var. bifolia Farw. — C, G, K4, NS; > Anemone quinquefolia L. var. interior Fernald — F, G, Il; > Anemone quinquefolia L. var. quinquefolia — C, F, Il, K4, NS. Basionym: Anemone quinquefolia L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia - FNA3

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 4

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image #1 of Anemone quinquefolia© Alan Cressler: Anemone quinquefolia, Trillium Cove, Hambidge Center, Rabun County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Anemone quinquefolia© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Anemone quinquefolia© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Anemone quinquefolia© Alan M. Cressler | Original Image ⭷
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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect, rhizomatous perennial found in rich, moist forests and grassy balds; sometimes forms sizable colonies on woodland borders.

Stems: Stems unbranched, mostly smooth.

Leaves: Leaves include a single, long-petiolate basal leaf and a whorl of petiolate stem leaves below the flower. Leaves to 3 in. long, divided into 3 oval to oblong, toothed, pointy-tipped leaflets (can appear to be 5 if lateral lobes are deeply incised), the center (terminal) leaflet broadest just above middle.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flower solitary on a slender, usually hairy stalk at top of stem, white (sometimes pink-tinged), about 1 in. wide, consisting of 5 (4--10) veiny, oval, petal-like sepals encircling a small, green compound ovary and many white stamens.

Fruits: Fruit a small cluster of minutely hairy achenes.

Comments: See the similar A. lancifolia.

Height: 2-12 in.

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description: Erect, rhizomatous perennial found in rich, moist forests and grassy balds; sometimes forms sizable colonies on woodland borders.

stems: Stems unbranched, mostly smooth.

leaves: Leaves include a single, long-petiolate basal leaf and a whorl of petiolate stem leaves below the flower. Leaves to 3 in. long, divided into 3 oval to oblong, toothed, pointy-tipped leaflets (can appear to be 5 if lateral lobes are deeply incised), the center (terminal) leaflet broadest just above middle.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flower solitary on a slender, usually hairy stalk at top of stem, white (sometimes pink-tinged), about 1 in. wide, consisting of 5 (4--10) veiny, oval, petal-like sepals encircling a small, green compound ovary and many white stamens.

fruits: Fruit a small cluster of minutely hairy achenes.

comments: See the similar A. lancifolia.

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