Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_3793.JPG-06-02-2020
Flower name (scientific): Anemone virginiana var. alba (Oakes) A. W. Wood PY: 1847
Flower name (common): Tall Thimbleweed
Family name (common): Buttercup
Family name (scientific): Ranunculaceae
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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:
     Other:
Leaf description: attachment is basal and/or whorl, type is compound and lobed
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     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
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How to differentiate related varieties: There are two other accepted varieties of Anemone virginiana: var. cylindroidea, which has a native range of Canada to N. Central and NE. USA, and not reported from WI though present in MN, and var. virginiana, which has been reported from WI. To help distinguish var. alba from var. virginiana, the former has deep green terminal leaflets that are thinly pubescent, with leaf margins near the stem concave or straight-sided, and further from the stem incised, whereas var. virginiana has light green terminal leaflets that are varyingly pubescent, with leaf margins near the stem convex or straight-sided, and further from the stem lobed or serrate. Lengths of anthers and sepals can also aid in identification of particular varieties.
Ethnobotany:
Latitude: 44.799867
Longitude: -91.505938
Altitude: 248.20
Distribution: In Wisconsin:
In US: (CT, MA, ME, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NY, VT, WI)
In Canada: (BC, NB, NF, NS, ON, QC)
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