Anemone quinquefolia
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{{Taxobox
| name = ''Anemone quinquefolia''
| image = Anemone quinquefolia.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Ranunculales]]
| familia = [[Ranunculaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Anemone]]''
| species = '''''A. quinquefolia'''''
| binomial = ''Anemone quinquefolia''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
}}
'''''Anemone quinquefolia''''' is an early-[[spring (season)|spring]] [[flowering plant]] in the genus ''[[Anemone]]'', native to [[North America]]. It is commonly called '''[[Wood Anemone]]''', though it is not to be confused with [[Anemone nemorosa]], a [[Europe]]an species.
It is a perennial [[herbaceous]] plant, growing in early spring to 10-30 cm tall, and dying back down to the root-like [[rhizome]]s by mid summer. The rhizomes, that spread just below the earth surface, grow quickly, contributing to its rapid spread in woodland conditions, where it can carpet large areas. The [[flower]] is 1-2.5 cm diameter, with five (occasionally four, or six to nine) [[petal]]-like segments (actually [[tepal]]s). The flowers are white, commonly flushed pinkish.
Leaves are deeply lobed with toothed margins.
There are three varieties.
* ''Anemone quinquefolia'' var. ''bifolia'' that grows in the Midwest.<ref>[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ANQU PLANTS Profile for Anemone quinquefolia (wood anemone) | USDA PLANTS<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''Anemone quinquefolia'' var. ''quinquefolia'' that grows over the entire species range.
* ''Anemone quinquefolia'' var. ''minima'' that grows in North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
''Anemone quinquefolia'' is part of a species complex that includes ''A. grayi'', ''A. lancifolia'', ''A. lyalliaa'', ''A. oregana'' and ''A. piperi''.<ref>{{cite book
| last =
| first = Flora of North America Editorial Committee
| title = Flora of North America Vol 3, Magnoliophyta:Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae
| publisher = Oxford University Press
| date = 1997
| pages = pp 139-158
| isbn = 019511246-6}}</ref>
== References ==
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==External links==
* http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/anemonequin.html
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