NameThatPlant.net: Anemone quinquefolia

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Anemone quinquefolia FAMILY Ranunculaceae Go to FSUS key

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Learn more about Wood Anemone from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia FAMILY Ranunculaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-16-003:

Anemone quinquefolia FAMILY Ranunculaceae

COMMON NAME:
Wood Anemone

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Anemone quinquefolia FAMILY Ranunculaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia FAMILY Ranunculaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-16-003:
Anemone quinquefolia FAMILY Ranunculaceae

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Rich, moist forests, grassy balds, often abundant at high elevations, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Mountains, uncommon in Piedmont, rare in Coastal Plain

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Palmately compound
Whorled or opposite

FLOWER:
Spring
White
5-6 petaloid sepals (usually)
Petals absent
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
Spring
Brownish
Aggregate of achenes

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