Carolina Anemone

Anemone caroliniana

"Anemone caroliniana", the Carolina anemone, is a species of herbaceous flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae. Plants grow 10 to 40 cm tall, from short tuber-like rhizomes that are 10–30 mm long.
Carolina Anemone Near Quartz Mtn at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. Anemone caroliniana

Appearance

Stem leaves without petioles. Plants flowering early to mid spring with the flowers composed of 10 to 20 sepals normally white or soft rose colored but also purple, one flower per stem, the sepals are 10 to 22 mm long and 2–5 mm wide. Fruits in heads ovoid to subcylindric in shape, 17–25 mm long.

Distribution

"Anemone caroliniana" is native to central and south eastern parts of the U.S., primarily in the Great Plains and the Mississippi Valley with scattered populations in the Southeast from Tennessee and Mississippi to the Carolinas. "Anemone  caroliniana" was at one time recorded from Vigo County, Indiana, but has since become locally extinct in that state.

Habitat

"Anemone caroliniana" is found growing in dry prairies, barrens and open rocky woods.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderRanunculales
FamilyRanunculaceae
GenusAnemone
SpeciesA. caroliniana