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Anemone caroliniana

Anemone caroliniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Anemone
Species: A. caroliniana
Binomial name
Anemone caroliniana
Walter

Anemone caroliniana (Carolina Anemone) is a herbaceous plant species in the genus Anemone and family Ranunculaceae. Plants grow (7)10 to 40 cm tall, from short tuber-like rhizomes that are erect and 10-30 mm long. Stem leaves with out petioles. Plants flowering early to mid spring with the flowers composed of 10 to 20 sepals (sometimes called tepals) normally white or soft rose colored but also purple, one flower per stem, the sepals are 10 to 22 mm long and 2-5 mm wide. Fruits in heads ovoid to subcylindric in shape, 17-25 mm long.

Native to central North America where it is found growing in dry prairies, barrens and open rocky woods.[1] Anemone carolinianais an attractive species with large, showy flowers for the size of the plant. They can be grown in a garden setting as long as the soil is not too moist.

References

  1. ^ Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1997). Flora of North America Vol 3, Magnoliophyta:Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Oxford University Press, pp 139-158. ISBN 019511246-6. 

 
 
 

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