Anemone virginiana L.

Thimbleweed, Tall Anemone

Synonyms: Anemone cylindrica var. alba, Anemone riparia, Anemone virginiana var. riparia

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Ranunculaceae

Genus: Anemone

Species: Anemone virginiana

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
MA - State Historic (var. alba)
RI - State Endangered (var. virginiana)

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACU

PHOTOS OF Anemone virginiana