Anemone quinquefolia
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Photos courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Anemone quinquefolia |
| Common name: | wood anemoone |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | 2 - 8"' |
| Foliage: | long stalked, 3 to 5 deeply lobed with toothed margins |
| Flower: | white sepals that resemble petals, app. 1" across. Generally 5 sepals; may vary from 4 to 9. |
| Flowering time: | April - June |
| Habitat: | woods, woodland edges |
| Range in New Jersey: | throughout most of the state |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | a spring ephemeral, usually found in relatively undisturbed areas. Anemone, an ancient Greek and Latin corruption of the Semitic name for Adonis, lover of Aphrodite. quinquefolia, from the Latin, quinque, "five" and folius, "leaf"; hence, "five leaf" Historically used externally for rheumatism, gout, and corn removal. |