Anemone virginiana
Anemone virginiana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Ranunculaceae |
Genus: | Anemone |
Species: | A. virginiana
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Binomial name | |
Anemone virginiana |
Anemone virginiana is an upright growing
Although this plant sometimes is called a "tumbleweed", it lacks the characteristic tumbleweed habit. The fruit resembles a tumbleweed in that it is wind-dispersed and tumbles, an unusual mechanism of seed dispersal (see Diaspore (botany)).
Anemone virginiana was also given the common name "Thimbleweed" due to its pistil resembling the shape of a thimble. This plant is very durable in different weather conditions, ranging from part shade to sun and being drought and cold tolerant. It prefers acidic soils but will tolerate liming, making it great for gardens. [4]
Varieties
Plants of the World Online accepts two botanical varieties of A. virginiana, A. virginiana var. alba and A. virginiana var. cylindroidea.[5] A. virginia var. alba has a native range from eastern Canada to the north central and northeastern United States.[6][7] A. virginiana var. cylindroidea is found across Canada and the north central and northeastern United States.[8]
References
- ISBN 0-19-511246-6.)
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: CS1 maint: others (link - ^ "Anemone virginiana". Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. The University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ a b Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913). An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions: From Newfoundland to the Parallel of the Southern Boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean Westward to the 102d Meridian. Vol. 2. C. Scribner's sons. page 99
- ^ "Anemone virginiana". Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. The University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "Anemone virginiana L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ "Anemone virginiana var. alba (Oakes) Alph.Wood | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ISBN 0-19-511246-6.)
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: CS1 maint: others (link - ^ "Anemone virginiana var. cylindroidea Boivin | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-06-23.