Burke: Anemone occidentalis vs. Anemone

	Anemone occidentalis	Anemone
	mountain pasqueflower, western pasqueflower	anemone, windflower
Habit	Grayish, hairy perennial from a stout, branched, woody base, the stems 2-5 dm. tall.
Leaves	Basal leaves long-petiolate, the blades large, ternate and 2-3 times pinnately compound, the ultimate segments linear, 0.5-2 mm. broad; the flowering stem naked except for a whorl of 3 leaves above the midpoint, these similar to the basal leaves but sessile.
Flowers	Flowers single; sepals 5-8, oblong, broadly rounded, white or purplish-tinged, 2-3 cm. long; petals none; stamens and pistils numerous.
Fruits	Achenes with long, soft hairs, 4 mm. long; styles sinuous, 2-3.5 cm. long, silky-plumose.

	Anemone occidentalis	Anemone
Flowering time	May-August
Habitat	Open slopes and meadows from middle elevations to the alpine.
Distribution	Occurring in the Olympic and Cascade mountains in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Alberta, Montana, Idaho, and the Wallowa Mountains of Oregon. [WildflowerSearch map]	[BONAP county map]
Origin	Native	Native
Conservation status	Not of concern	Not of concern
Sibling taxa	A. deltoidea, A. drummondii, A. lyallii, A. multifida, A. oregana, A. parviflora, A. patens, A. piperi
Subordinate taxa		A. deltoidea, A. drummondii, A. lyallii, A. multifida, A. occidentalis, A. oregana, A. parviflora, A. patens, A. piperi
Web links	Local floras: CA, OR, WA Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria, Turner Photog. WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search	Local floras: CA, OR, WA Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria, Turner Photog. WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

Anemone

mountain pasqueflower, western pasqueflower

anemone, windflower

Habit

Grayish, hairy perennial from a stout, branched, woody base, the stems 2-5 dm. tall.

Leaves

Basal leaves long-petiolate, the blades large, ternate and 2-3 times pinnately compound, the ultimate segments linear, 0.5-2 mm. broad; the flowering stem naked except for a whorl of 3 leaves above the midpoint, these similar to the basal leaves but sessile.

Flowers

Flowers single;

sepals 5-8, oblong, broadly rounded, white or purplish-tinged, 2-3 cm. long;

petals none;

stamens and pistils numerous.

Fruits

Achenes with long, soft hairs, 4 mm. long;

styles sinuous, 2-3.5 cm. long, silky-plumose.

Anemone occidentalis

Anemone

Flowering time

May-August

Habitat

Open slopes and meadows from middle elevations to the alpine.

Distribution

Occurring in the Olympic and Cascade mountains in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Alberta, Montana, Idaho, and the Wallowa Mountains of Oregon.

[WildflowerSearch map]