NameThatPlant.net: Anemonastrum canadense

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

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

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Anemone canadensis FAMILY Ranunculaceae

COMMON NAME:
Canada Anemone

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Anemone canadensis FAMILY Ranunculaceae

1925

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Moist forests, woodlands, moist prairies, per Weakley's Flora

Native: north of the Carolinas

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

LEAVES:
Basal leaves simple (often deeply divided)
Whorled or opposite

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
5 petaloid sepals
Petals absent
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer?
Aggregate of achenes

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