Anemone lancifolia Pursh. Section: Anemone. Subsection: Anemonanthea. Lanceleaf Anemone. Phen: Mar-May. Hab: Rich, moist soils on slopes or in bottomlands. Dist: Appalachian: w. MD and n. WV south to n. GA, in and near the Appalachians.

ID notes:Anemone lancifolia is a somewhat larger plant than the closely related A. quinquefolia.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy: = C, F, FNA3, G, K1, K3, K4, RAB, S, Tn, Va, W; = Anemone quinquefolia L. var. lancifolia (Pursh) Fosberg; < Anemone quinquefolia L. – Hoot, Meyer, & Manning (2012); < Anemone trifolia L. – S13, misapplied

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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: 2