Anemone coronaria 2542661 222342752 2008-06-28T20:54:51Z MathKnight 42395 better picture {{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]] {{ranunculales-stub}} [[ar:شقائق النعمان]] [[de:Kronenanemone]] [[fr:Anémone couronnée]] [[he:כלנית מצויה]] [[ja:アネモネ]] [[nl:Anemone coronaria]] [[sv:Bukettanemon]]