Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Anemone lancifolia
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Anemone lancifolia
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-16-004:
Anemone lancifolia
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
COMMON NAME:
Mountain Anemone, Lanceleaf Anemone
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_antr5_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm200310_3120
March Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm0504d_11
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Stem leaves dissected into 3 segments, outer segments not deeply cut, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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JK Marlow jkm070407_057
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm200505_4632
May Spartanburg County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Anemone lancifolia
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Anemone lancifolia
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-16-004:
Anemone lancifolia
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
93
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas
Habitat: Rich, moist soils on slopes or in bottomlands, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Palmately compound
Whorled or opposite
FLOWER:
Spring
White
5-6 petaloid sepals (usually)
Petals absent
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring
Brownish
Aggregate of achenes
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers p028
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p179
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p288
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p158
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p014
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p047