Flora of North America species comparison

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Anemone lancifolia

lance-leaf anemone, mountain thimbleweed, windflower
Aerial shoots

10-40 cm, from rhizomes, rhizomes horizontal.
Basal leaves

1, ternate;

petiole 10-25 cm;

terminal leaflet sessile, oblanceolate to ovate, (3.5-)4-7(-8) × 2.5-4(-6) cm, base broadly cuneate, margins coarsely serrate on distal 1/2-2/3, apex acuminate, surfaces ±glabrous;

lateral leaflets unlobed or occasionally 1x-lobed; ultimate lobes 8-25 mm wide.
Inflorescences

1-flowered;

peduncle ±glabrous;

involucral bracts 3, 1-tiered, ternate, ±similar to basal leaves, bases distinct;

terminal leaflet sessile, oblanceolate to ovate, (2-)3-8.7 × 0.8-3 cm, bases narrowly cuneate to cuneate, margins coarsely serrate on distal 1/2 -2/3, apex acuminate, surfaces ± glabrous;

lateral leaflets unlobed or occasionally 1x-lobed; ultimate lobes 15-30 mm wide.
Flowers

sepals (4-)5(-7), white, oblong to elliptic, (13-)15-20(-25) × 5-10 mm, glabrous;

stamens 50-70.
Achenes

body elliptic, flat, 3.5-5 × 1-1.5 mm, not winged, puberulous;

beak straight or slightly curved, 1-1.5 mm, ±glabrous, not plumose.
Heads of achenes

nearly spheric;

pedicel (3-)4-8(-10) cm.

Anemone lancifolia
Phenology Flowering spring–summer (Apr–Jun).
Habitat Damp, rich woods
Elevation 800-1500 m (2600-4900 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
NC; SC; VA; WV
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Source FNA vol. 3.
Parent taxa Ranunculaceae > Anemone
Sibling taxa
A. acutiloba, A. americana, A. berlandieri, A. canadensis, A. caroliniana, A. cylindrica, A. deltoidea, A. drummondii, A. edwardsiana, A. grayi, A. lyallii, A. multiceps, A. multifida, A. narcissiflora, A. occidentalis, A. okennonii, A. oregana, A. parviflora, A. patens, A. piperi, A. quinquefolia, A. richardsonii, A. tuberosa, A. virginiana
Synonyms A. quinquefolia var. lancifolia
Name authority Pursh: Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 386. (1814)
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