Anemone coronaria
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{{Taxobox | name = ''Anemone coronaria''
| image = Anemone coronaria MK.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Ranunculales]]
| familia = [[Ranunculaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Anemone]]''
| species = '''''A. coronaria'''''
| binomial = ''Anemone coronaria''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
}}
'''''Anemone coronaria''''' ('''poppy anemone''', '''Spanish marigold''', "[[:he:כלנית|Kalanit]]" in [[Hebrew]]) is a species of [[flowering plant]] in the genus ''[[Anemone]]'', native to the [[Mediterranean region]].
It is a [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant]] growing to 20-40 cm tall (rarely to 60 cm), with a basal rosette of a few [[leaf|leaves]], the leaves with three leaflets, each leaflet deeply lobed. The [[flower]]s are borne singly on a tall stem with a whorl of small leaves just below the flower; the flower is 3-8 cm diameter, with 5-8 red, white or blue [[petal]]-like [[tepal]]s.
The Anemone coronaria is one of the most well known and beloved flowers in [[Israel]]. During the [[British Mandate of Palestine]] British soldiers were nicknamed "Kalaniyot" for their red berrets.
===Cultivation===
It is widely grown for its decorative flowers. Numerous [[cultivar]]s have been selected and named, the most popular being the De Caen group of cultivars.
[[Image:Field-of-various-color-kalanit02.jpg|thumb|left|350px|This is a collage of Anemone coronaria (Kalanit in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]) of various [[color]]s, all found on the same field in [[Israel]]. The Anemone coronaria comes in shades of [[red]], [[pink]], [[purple]], [[blue]] and [[white]]. However, the most common color is red.]]
==External links==
* [http://www.maltawildplants.com/RANU/Anemone_coronaria.html Comprehensive profile for ''Anemone coronaria'' from the website MaltaWildPlants.com]
[[Category:Anemone]]
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