Family: Ranunculaceae
Scientific Name: Anemone canadensis
Common Name: Meadow Anemone, Canada Anemone
Description | A native wildflower found growing in shaded moist areas of the woods. White flowers in the spring. |
Pronunciation | (a-NEM-o-nee) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Wild Flowers |
Moisture | average to moist |
Soil & Site | Found growing in moist woods, along streams and in the drier areas of a marsh. |
Flowers | white, 5 sepals, can reach up to 2 inches, nodding in bud but becoming erect as they open, anthers create a yellow center |
Fruit | Seeds found in bur like cluster. |
Leaves | Lesessile, deeply divided into three, long stalked, large leaves are basal, smaller whorls up the stem. |
Dimensions | Reaches up to 2 feet and forms large patches spreading by rhizomes. |
Propagation | division, seeds |
Native Site | Native to North America. |
Notes & Reference | (References: #41-Wildflowers of Wisconsin, #65-North Woods Wildflowers) |
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