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Anemonoides lancifolia, the lanceleaf anemone or mountain thimbleweed, is an herbaceous plant species in the family Ranunculaceae. The genus occurs in the Southeastern United States. Plants grow 20 to 30 cm tall, growing from a horizontally-orientated rhizome, flowering mid-spring to early summer. The flowers have white sepals that are 12–20 mm long. This species much resembles Anemonoides quinquefolia, of which it was formerly considered a subspecies, except that it is larger growing. After flowering, fruits called achenes are formed in a small cluster; each achene is 3.5–5 mm long, lacks wings and has a straight or partly curved beak that is 1–1.5 mm long.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Anemonoides
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Lanceleaf anemone en Three-leaved anemone en Mountain thimbleweed
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