Anemone virginiana Linnaeus var. alba (Oakes) Alph. Wood. Section: Anemone. Subsection: Virginianae. Phen: Late May-Jul. Hab: Calcareous rocks and woodlands Dist: 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, FNA3, K3, K4, Mi, NE; = Anemone riparia Fernald – F, G, Hoot, Meyer, & Manning (2012); = Anemone virginiana L. var. riparia (Fernald) Boivin – K1; = n/a – Pa; < Anemone virginiana L. – NY
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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