Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_0313.JPG-06-03-2018
Flower name (scientific): Anemonastrum canadensis (Linnaeus) Mosyakin PY: 2016. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) ah-nem-oh-NAS-strum kan-ah-DEN-sis
Flower name (common): Canada Anemone
Family name (common): Buttercup
Family name (scientific): Ranunculaceae
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    Specific epithet: Of or from Canada.
Common name origin: From the native habitat and the genus to which the flower previously belonged.
Flower description:
     Size: 1.0 to 1.5 inches (2.5 to 3.8 cm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: white
     Other: flower arrangement, Solitary
Plant description:
     Size: 8 to 36 inches (20 to 91 cm)
     Stem hairy:
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Leaf description: attachment is whorl, type is simple and lobed
     Size: The basal leaves are about 7.5 to 15 cm long and have similar width.
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     Other: Shape: leaf, (basal) orbiculate (FNA), lobes oblanceolate (IL)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon
Bloom time (typical): May to August
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
Habitat: Prairies, meadows, fields, thickets, streamsides, sun or part shade, wet to moist.
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Similar species (if any): The flowers have some resemblance to Anemone virginiana (Tall Thimbleweed) and Anemone cylindrica (Thimbleweed), though Anemonastrum canadensis has larger flowers 1 to 1.5 inches, whereas Anemone virginiana and Anemone cylindrica have flowers that are 0.7 to 1.0 inches and around 0.75 inches, respectively. Differences in leaf shapes can aid in the separation of these species: Anemonastrum canadensis has leaves deeply palmately divided into 3 to 5 lobes with the lobes divided again, Anemone cylindrica has leaves that are divided into 3-5 lobes, and Anemone virginiana has trifoliolate leaves with the leaflets deeply lobed. The length of the pedicels can aid in identification.
Ethnobotany: Used by the Chippewa as a throat aid and employed by the Meskwaki as an eye medicine (Smith, p. 382, 1932; Smith, p. 238, 1928). The Chippewa also used this species as a styptic and to treat sores (Gilmore, p. 130, 1933). Also used by several other tribes for medicinal purposes (Moerman, p. 72, 1998).
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Altitude: 261.00
Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (CO, CT, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map
In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK) Click here for distribution map
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Autonym: na
Wetland Status (NC): FACW
Wetland Status (MW): FACW