- Anemone caroliniana
Taxobox
name = "Anemone caroliniana"
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regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Ranunculales
familia =Ranunculaceae
genus = "Anemone "
species = "A. caroliniana"
binomial = "Anemone caroliniana"
binomial_authority = Walter"Anemone caroliniana" (Carolina Anemone) is a
herbaceous plant species in the genus "Anemone " and familyRanunculaceae . Plants grow (7)10 to 40 cm tall, from short tuber-like rhizomes that are 10-30 mm long. Stem leaves without petioles. Plants flowering early to mid spring with the flowers composed of 10 to 20sepal s (sometimes calledtepal s) normally white or soft rose colored but also purple, one flower per stem, the sepals are 10 to 22 mm long and 2-5 mm wide. Fruits in heads ovoid to subcylindric in shape, 17-25 mm long.Native to central North America where it is found growing in dry prairies, barrens and open rocky woods. [cite book
first =
last = Flora of North America Editorial Committee
title = Flora of North America Vol 3, Magnoliophyta:Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae
publisher = Oxford University Press
date = 1997
pages = pp 139-158
isbn = 019511246-6] "Anemone caroliniana"is an attractive species with large, showy flowers for the size of the plant. They can be grown in a garden setting as long as the soil is not too moist.References
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