Flower ID: IMG_0352.JPG-05-12-2017 Flower name (scientific): Anemone quinquefolia Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) ah-NEM-oh-nee kwin-kway-FOH-lee-ah Flower name (common): Wood Anemone Family name (common): Buttercup Family name (scientific): Ranunculaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From the Greek anemos, meaning wind. Specific epithet: Five-leaved, referencing the whorl of three leaflets, with the lateral two leaflets sometimes deeply cleft, giving the appearance of a whorl of five leaves. Common name origin: Refers to the common habitat for the plant and the genus to which it belongs. Flower description: Size: 0.5 to 1.0 inches (1.3 to 2.5 cm). Petal count: Commonly 5 sepals, with sometimes 4, or 6 to 9 sepals. Color: White, sometimes pink (in bud form). Other: Solitary flower on a long stalk, with a green center, and a number of white-tipped stamens. Plant description: Erect. Size: 2 to 12 inches (5 to 30 cm). Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is whorl, type is compound and lobed Size: Terminal leaflets up to about 4 cm long and up to approximately 3.5 cm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, (basal) ternate, leaflet, rhombic to oblanceolate or obliquely oblanceolate (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): April to June Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Woods, forests, shade, moist. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Enemion biternatum (False Rue Anemone) and Thalictrum thalictroides (Rue Anemone) have similar flowers to Wood Anemone, at least in the 5-parted flower form, but each has a distinct leaf structure. Ethnobotany: There do not appear to be any uses for this plant by Native American tribes (Moerman, 1998). Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: 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, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, MB, NB, NS, ON, QC, SK) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 6 homotypic synonyms for this species. Heterotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 10 heterotypic synonyms for this species. Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FACU Wetland Status (MW): FAC