Minnesota Seasons - Canada anemone


Canada anemone				More photos…
Anemone canadensis

Taxonomy	Family:	Ranunculaceae (buttercup)
	Subfamily:	Ranunculoideae
	Tribe:	Anemoneae

Nativity	Native
Status
Habitat	Wet to moderate moisture. Wet meadows, damp prairies, sandy shores. Full to partial sun.
Flowering	May to August
Flower Color	White
Height	8″ to 36″

Identification

Similar Species	This plant looks similar to both tall thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana) and candle anemone (Anemone cylindrica). However, both of those plants have conspicuous leaf petioles. Leaves of Canada anemone are sessile. When not in flower this plant can be easily mistaken for wild geranium (Geranium maculatum).

Range			Sources: 2, 3, 5, 7.

Sightings	Afton State Park Agassiz Dunes SNA Blanket Flower Prairie SNA Blue Devil Valley SNA Cannon River Turtle Preserve SNA Chippewa Prairie Clinton Prairie SNA Cottonwood River Prairie SNA Crow Wing State Park Crow-Hassan Park Reserve Des Moines River Prairie SNA Felton Prairie SNA Shrike Unit Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park Glynn Prairie SNA Gneiss Outcrops SNA Grey Cloud Dunes SNA Hole-in-the-Mountain Prairie Iron Horse Prairie SNA Itasca State Park Kasota Prairie SNA Lake Carlos State Park Lake Maria State Park Lundblad Prairie SNA Lutsen SNA			Mary Schmidt Crawford Woods SNA Mound Spring Prairie SNA Old Mill State Park Ottertail Prairie SNA Pankratz Memorial Prairie North Unit Philip J. Englund Ecotone Prairie Creek Woods SNA Rock Ridge Prairie SNA St. Croix Savanna SNA Sedan Brook Prairie SNA Strandness Prairie Two Rivers Aspen Prairie Parkland SNA Western Prairie SNA William O’Brien State Park

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Synonyms	Anemone dichotoma var. canadensis Anemone pensylvanica Anemonidium canadense

Common Names	Canada anemone Canadian anemone meadow anemone