Anemone narcissiflora |
Anemone richardsonii |
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narcissus anemone, narcissus-flower anemone |
anémone de Richardson, yellow anemone, yellow thimbleweed |
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Aerial shoots | 7-60 cm, from caudices, caudices ascending to vertical. |
5-30 cm, from rhizomes, rhizomes horizontal. |
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Basal leaves | 3-10, ternate; petiole (2-)4-20 cm; terminal leaflet ±sessile, obtriangular to oblanceolate, (2.5-)3-6(-9) × 2-10 cm, base narrowly cuneate to cuneate, margins incised (sometimes with few serrate teeth) on distal 1/3, apex acute to obtuse, surfaces glabrous or puberulous to villous or pilose; lateral leaflets 1-3x-parted and -lobed; ultimate lobes 3-10 mm wide. |
1, simple; petiole (0.8-)2-8(-12) cm; leaf blade reniform to ±orbiculate, (1-)1.5-3(-4) × 1.5-4 cm, base somewhat cordate, margins crenate to serrate ±throughout, apex acute to broadly acute, surfaces glabrous or ±villous, or abaxially glabrescent; segments primarily 3, rhombic; lateral segments unlobed or 1x-lobed; ultimate lobes 4-10(-15) mm wide. |
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Inflorescences | 2-8-flowered umbels or flowers solitary; peduncle puberulous to villous or pilose to nearly glabrous; involucral bracts (2-)3, 1-tiered, simple, greatly reduced, otherwise similar to basal leaves, obtriangular, distally 3-cleft and pinnatifid, (1-)1.5-5(-5.5) cm, bases clasping, ±connate, margins incised on distal 1/3, apex acuminate-acute to obtuse, surfaces glabrous or puberulous to villous or pilose; segments primarily 3, subulate or narrowly obtriangular; lateral segments unlobed or 2-3x-parted and -lobed; ultimate lobes 3-10 mm wide. |
1-flowered; peduncle puberulous; involucral bracts 2-3, 1-tiered, simple, ±similar to basal leaves, primarily rhombic, 1-3.5 cm, bases distinct, cuneate, margins crenate on distal 1/2, apex acute to narrowly acute, surfaces glabrous or ±villous, or abaxially glabrescent; segments 3, primarily rhombic; lateral segments unlobed, 2-10 mm wide. |
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Flowers | sepals 5-9, white or yellow, or abaxially white, tinged blue, white, or blue, and adaxially white, ovate to rhombic or obovate, 8-20 × 5-13(-15) mm, glabrous; stamens 40-80(-100). |
sepals (4-)6(-8), yellow (rarely abaxially yellow, tinged blue, and adaxially yellow), elliptic, 8-15 × 4-10 mm, abaxially villous, especially proximally, adaxially glabrous; stamens 25-55. |
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Achenes | body ellipsoid to ovate, flat, 5-9 × (3-)4-6 mm, winged, glabrous; beak curved to recurved, 0.8-1.5 mm, glabrous. |
body ovoid to oblong, 3-4 × ca. 1.5 mm, not winged, glabrous; beak recurved, 4-6 mm, glabrous. |
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Heads of achenes | spheric; pedicel (4.5-)5-14(-18.5) cm. |
loosely spheric; pedicel 3-20 cm. |
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2n | =14. |
=14. |
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Anemone narcissiflora |
Anemone richardsonii |
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Phenology | Flowering spring–summer (May–Aug). | |||||||||
Habitat | Thickets, moist woods, meadows, slopes | |||||||||
Elevation | 20-2200 m (100-7200 ft) | |||||||||
Distribution |
AK; CO; WY; BC; NT; YT; Eurasia
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AK; AB; BC; MB; NF; NT; QC; SK; YT; Greenland; Asia
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Discussion | Varieties ca. 12 (3 in the flora). J. Jalas (1988), W. Greuter (1989), W. Greuter et al. (1989), J. Jalas and J. Suominen (1989), and T. G. Tutin et al. (1993+, vol. 1) have recently used the name Anemone narcissifolia Linnaeus because they considered Anemone narcissiflora an illegitimate name. B. E. Dutton et al. (1995) recently proposed to conserve the orthography of Anemone narcissiflora, and the authors of this treatment ollow 14A.1 of the Code, which recommends following "existing usage as far as possible pending the General Committee's recommendation on the proposal" (W. Greuter et al. 1994). The taxonomy of this highly variable, widespread species is extremely controversial. The conservative approach taken here most closely approximates S.L. Welsh's (1974) treatment for the Alaskan varieties. E. Hultén's discussion (1941-1950, vol. 4, pp. 735-736) of local races and the variation within this species, however, clearly illustrates the need for a thorough biosystematic investigation. Recognition of about 12 varieties is in light of S. V. Juzepczuk's (1970) work; however, he elevated local races to specific rank in his treatment. The Aleuts used Anemone narcissiflora (no varieties specified) medicinally as an antihemorrhagic (D. E. Moerman 1986). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 3. | FNA vol. 3. | ||||||||
Parent taxa | Ranunculaceae > Anemone | Ranunculaceae > Anemone | ||||||||
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Synonyms | A. vahlii | |||||||||
Name authority | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 1: 542. (1753) | Hooker: Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 6. (1829) | ||||||||
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