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Wood Anemone An early spring wildflower that often grows in sizable clusters.  Since the flowers of anemones are slender-stalked and tremble in the breeze, they have been called "wind flowers"; the genus name is derived from the Greek anemos ("wind"). Anemone,Anemone quinquefolia,Anemonoides quinquefolia,Geotagged,Spring,United States,Wood Anemone,flower,white,wildflower Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Wood Anemone

An early spring wildflower that often grows in sizable clusters. Since the flowers of anemones are slender-stalked and tremble in the breeze, they have been called "wind flowers"; the genus name is derived from the Greek anemos ("wind").

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''Anemonoides quinquefolia'' is a spring-flowering plant in the buttercup family, native to North America. It is commonly called wood anemone, like ''Anemonoides nemorosa'', a closely related European species. It has previously been treated as a subspecies of ''Anemone nemorosa''.

Similar species: Ranunculales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded May 6, 2018. Captured May 5, 2018 14:17 in 255-257 Spielman Hwy, Burlington, CT 06013, USA.
  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/395s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm