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Anemone quinquefolia - (image 1 of 9)

Taxonomy

Family: Ranunculaceae

Habitat

Moist woods.

Associates

Distribution

Quebec west to Manitoba, south to MD, OH, northern IN and northeast IA, south in mountains to GA.

Morphology

Herbaceous perennial from slender rhizome, less than 20 cm high. Basal leaves solitary, on long petioles; 3-5 leaflets, coarsely toothed; involucral leaves petiolate, the leaflets obovate with narrowly triagnular bases. Flowers solitary; sepals mostly 5, white to pinkish, oblong to oval, to 2.2 cm.

Notes

Flowers April to late May

Wetland Indicator: Upland

Often found in solitary patches on slopes or along paths. Notable for its small stature and relatively large flowers.

References

Gleason, Henry A. and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. Second Ed.
The New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, NY

Swink, F. and G. Wilhelm. 1994. Plants of the Chicago Region.
Indiana Academy of Science. The Morton Arboretum. Lisle, Illinois.

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