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Ranunculaceae > Anemone

Wood Anemone (Anemone quinquefolia) Wood Anemone (Anemone quinquefolia)

Macon Co., NC
12 May 2006

Common at higher elevations in the NC mountains and rare elsewhere in the state, Wood Anemone prefers rich forests and balds.

Wood Anemone (Anemone quinquefolia) Wood Anemone (Anemone quinquefolia)

Macon Co., NC
12 May 2006



Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.


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