Anemone virginiana Linnaeus var. alba (Oakes) Alph. Wood. Section: Anemone. Subsection: Virginianae. Phenology: Late May-Jul. Habitat: Calcareous rocks and woodlands. Distribution: This variety ranges south to se. NY and n. NJ. Reports form PA are based on misidentifications (S. Grund, pers.comm., 2023).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: Keener, Dix, & Dutton (1996) discuss the intergrading varieties of A. virginiana.
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, FNA3, K4, Mi, NE, POWO; = Anemone riparia Fernald — F, G, Hoot, Meyer, & Manning (2012); = Anemone virginiana L. var. riparia (Fernald) Boivin — NS; = n/a — Pa; < Anemone virginiana L. — NY. Basionym: Anemone cylindrica A.Gray var. alba Oakes 1841
Links to other floras: = Anemone virginiana var. alba - 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: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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