Flower ID: IMG_3793.JPG-06-02-2020 Flower name (scientific): Anemone virginiana Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) ah-NEM-oh-nee vir-jin-ee-AN-uh Flower name (common): Tall Thimbleweed Family name (common): Buttercup Family name (scientific): Ranunculaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From the Greek anemos, meaning wind. Specific epithet: Of or from Virginia. Common name origin: From the plant height and the cone-like center resembles a thimble. Flower description: Size: 0.7 to 1.0 inches (1.8 to 2.5 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: white Other: flower arrangement, Solitary Plant description: Size: 12 to 40 inches (30 to 102 cm) Stem hairy: Sparse hairs present. Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal and/or whorl, type is compound and lobed. Leaf petiole up to 35 cm long, terminal leaflet sessile. Leaflet margins dentate on the distal half to two-thirds. Size: Terminal leaflets up to approximately 12 cm long and up to about 6 to 8 cm wide. Color: Light to medium green. Hairy: Upper surface softly hairy, lower surface more so. Other: Shape: leaf, basal leaves 1-5, ternate, leaflet (terminal) oblanceolate to obovate (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): June to August Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Prairies, woods, thickets, ledges, part shade, dry to moderate moisture. Fruit: Up to 3 cm in length and 1 cm in diameter. Seed: Brown, about 2 to 4 mm long, with a woolly tuft attachment. Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Anemone cylindrica (Thimbleweed) is rather similar to Anemone virginiana. One way to distinguish these two is to examine the leaves: A. cylindrica has less dentation (teeth) along the leaf margins compared with the leaves of A. virginiana. Plant height may help differentiate these two species, with A. cylindrica growing to around 70 to 80 cm and A. virginiana to around 100 to 110 cm. The fruiting heads of Anemone cylindrica are typically more than twice as long as wide while those of Anemone virginiana are typically twice or less as long as wide. Ethnobotany: The Menominee used the plant as a dermatological aid (Smith, p. 48, 1923). The Meskwaki employed the plant as a respiratory aid (Smith, p. 238, 1928). The Cherokee and Iroquois utilized the plant to prepare remedies for several medical conditions (Moerman, p. 73, 1998). Latitude: 44.799867 Longitude: -91.505938 Altitude: 248.20 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, 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, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, QC, SK) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): na Heterotypic Synonym(s): na Autonym:Anemone virginiana Linnaeus var. virginiana (The other two infraspecifics are Anemone virginiana var.alba (Oakes) Alphonso Wood, Anemone virginiana var.cylindroidea Boivin. These two varieties are both widespread in North America.) Wetland Status (NC): FACU Wetland Status (MW): FACU