Anemone virginiana Linnaeus var. virginiana . Section: Anemone. Subsection: Virginianae. Common name: Tall Anemone, Thimbleweed. Phenology: May-Aug. Habitat: Rich forests and woodlands, prairies, especially prevalent on circumneutral soils. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland), ME, s. ON, and SK, south to GA, AL, MS, LA, OK, and WY.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: Two other varieties are more northern; see discussion of var. alba.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, FNA3, K4, Mi, Mo3, NE, NS, POWO, Va; = Anemone virginiana L. — G, GrPl, Hoot, Meyer, & Manning (2012); > Anemone riparia Fernald — S, S13, misapplied; < Anemone virginiana L. — F, Il, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, W; > Anemone virginiana L. — S, S13. Basionym: Anemone virginiana L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Anemone virginiana var. virginiana - 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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Horticultural Information
Intro: Erect perennial found in rich forests and rocky woodlands, especially on circumneutral soils.
Stems: Stems solitary, loosely hairy.
Leaves: Leaves basal and a whorl or 2 of similarly shaped leaves toward top of stem, below the flower scapes; palmately divided into 3- (sometimes 5-) parted, toothed, lance-shaped and hairy segments with purple stalks.
Inforescence:
Flowers: Flowers solitary on 2 or more hairy, terminal scapes; white, to 1 1/2 in. wide, consisting of 5 petal-like sepals encircling a green, bristly, cone-shaped compound ovary and ring of bushy stamens.
Fruits: Fruit a thimble-shaped cluster of brownish achenes.
Comments:
Height: 1-3 ft.
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description: Erect perennial found in rich forests and rocky woodlands, especially on circumneutral soils.
stems: Stems solitary, loosely hairy.
leaves: Leaves basal and a whorl or 2 of similarly shaped leaves toward top of stem, below the flower scapes; palmately divided into 3- (sometimes 5-) parted, toothed, lance-shaped and hairy segments with purple stalks.
inflorescence:
flowers: Flowers solitary on 2 or more hairy, terminal scapes; white, to 1 1/2 in. wide, consisting of 5 petal-like sepals encircling a green, bristly, cone-shaped compound ovary and ring of bushy stamens.
fruits: Fruit a thimble-shaped cluster of brownish achenes.
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native range: eastern North America
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