Flower ID: IMG_0239.JPG-05-05-2017 Flower name (scientific): Enemion biternatum Rafinesque PY: 1820. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) eh-NEE-mee-un by-TER-nat-um Flower name (common): False Rue Anemone Family name (common): Buttercup Family name (scientific): Ranunculaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From Ancient Greek ēnémion (ήνήμιον), another word for anemone (άνεμώνη). Specific epithet: Twice ternate. Leaves (or inflorescences) borne in threes are described as ternate; biternate describes a plant having three lobes each divided into three divisions. Common name origin: The flower has a similarity to the flower of Rue Anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides), but the leaf shape is a key difference. Flower description: Size: about 0.5 inches (1.2 cm) wide. Petal count: 5 sepals that are petal-like; sometimes 6 sepals; there are no petals. Color: White Other: flower arrangement, Solitary Plant description: Erect Size: 4 to 16 inches (10 to 41 cm) tall. Stem hairy: glabrous Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is compound and lobed. Size: Leaflets are about 10 to 25 mm long and up to about 20 mm wide. Color: medium green Hairy: glabrous Other: Shape: leaf, trifoliolate (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): April to May Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Woodlands, forests, shade or part shade, moist. Fruit: Follicles, green-colored, with a body about 3.5 to 6.5 mm in length and a beak about 1.7 to 3 mm in length. Star-shaped with 4 to 6 flattened capsules. Seed: About 2.1 to 2.7 mm in length. Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Rue Anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) is similar, but Enemion biternatum is distinguished by its deeply lobed leaves. The 5-parted flower form of Anemone quinquefolia has some resemblance, but has a different leaf shape, and can have 4 to 6 or more sepals. Ethnobotany: Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Ashland, Barron, Brown, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Vernon, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, FL, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NY, OH, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (ON) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 1 homotypic synonym for this species. Heterotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 1 heterotypic synonym for this species. Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FAC Wetland Status (MW): FAC