Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Thimbleweed from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Anemone virginiana var. virginiana
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Anemone virginiana var. virginiana
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Anemone virginiana var. virginiana
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-16-001:
Anemone virginiana
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Anemone virginiana
INCLUDING (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Anemone riparia
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Anemone virginiana
COMMON NAME:
Thimbleweed, Tall Thimbleweed, Tall Anemone
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JK Marlow jkm0506d_24
June Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Petals absent. The five petal-like, whitish sepals are very hairy beneath, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
JK Marlow jkm0506d_34
June Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Basal & upper lvs similar, lateral lobes deeply incised, stem lvs petioled, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_anemone_virginiana_c
July
Sepals whitish, petaloid, usually 5; petals absent; stamens numerous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm081026_008
October Oconee County SC
Utility right-of-way
The fruiting "thimble" is 3/4-1" long, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide.
COMPARE
fruits that are an aggregate of achenes
JK Marlow s081026_a
October Oconee County SC
Achenes brownish, densely woolly, obovoid, about 2mm long and 1.5mm broad, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.