tall thimbleweed
(Anemone virginiana)
Overview • Description • Distribution • Taxonomy
Overview |
|
|||||||
Tall thimbleweed is a common and widespread summer wildflower. It occurs in the United States from Maine to Georgia, west to North Dakota and Oklahoma, and in adjacent Canadian provinces. It is common in Minnesota. It is found in open upland woodlands, upland prairies, savannas, and thickets; on riverbanks, rocky stream banks rocky cliffs and ledges, and roadsides; and in open disturbed areas. It grows under full or partial sun in moderately moist to dry soil. |
||||||||
Description |
||
Tall thimbleweed is a 12″ to 27″ (30 to 100 cm) tall erect perennial. It has a whorl of basal leaves and a single, usually unbranched, flowering stem. The stem has 2 or 3 whorls of leaf-like bracts that resemble the basal leaves but are smaller. A stalk with a single flower rises from the axil of some of the leaves. The flower is white and ¾″ to 1″ (20 to 25 mm) in diameter. The cluster of pistils in the center of the flower elongates in fruit becoming ½″ to 1⅛″ (12 to 28 mm) long and resembling a thimble. This is the feature that gives the species its common name. The “thimble” is less than twice as long as wide and appears very prickly. |
||
Distribution |
||||
|
Sources |
|||
| 5/31/2022 | ||||
Taxonomy |
|||
| Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
| Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
| Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina (seed plants) | ||
| Class | Magnoliopsida (flowering plants) | ||
| Superorder | Ranunculanae | ||
Order |
Ranunculales (buttercups, poppies, and allies) | ||
Family |
Ranunculaceae (buttercups) | ||
| Subfamily | Ranunculoideae (anemones, buttercups, larkspurs and allies) | ||
| Tribe | Anemoneae (anemones and allies) | ||
Genus |
Anemone (anemone) | ||
Subordinate Taxa |
|||
tall thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana var. alba) |
|||
Synonyms |
|||
|
|||
Common Names |
|||
tall anemone tall thimbleweed Virginia anemone |
|||
Visitor Photos |
|||||
Share your photo of this plant. |
|||||
| This button not working for you? Simply email us at info@MinnesotaSeasons.com. Attach one or more photos and, if you like, a caption. |
|||||
Luciearl |
|||||
 |
 |
||||
Kirk Neslon |
|||||
 |
 |
||||
 |
|||||
MinnesotaSeasons.com Photos |
|||||
Plant |
|||||
 |
 |
||||
 |
|||||
Inflorescence |
|||||
 |
|||||
Flower |
|||||
 |
|||||
Involucral bracts |
|||||
 |
|||||
A single basal leaf at the bottom and involucral bracts on the stem above |
 |
||||
Fruiting head |
|||||
 |
|||||
Slideshows |
||
Visitor Videos |
|||
Share your video of this plant. |
|||
| This button not working for you? Simply email us at info@MinnesotaSeasons.com. Attach a video, a YouTube link, or a cloud storage link. |
|||
Other Videos |
|||
| Hand-harvesting thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana) Ernst Conservation Seeds |
|||
About
Oct 22, 2018 This video shows the hand-harvesting of thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana), just one of our hundreds of species of native forbs. As you can see by the shape of the seed heads, thinbleweed is aptly named. And, while it's relatively easy to harvest, it's very time-consuming, labor-intensive and cannot be accomplished by machine. |
|||
| Tall Thimbleweed: Poison & Medicinal The Cargo Cult Café |
|||
About
Jul 21, 2016 ***Attention*** Plight to Freedom is now The Cargo Cult Café. Same type of content with added weirdness. Music: Hooky with Sloane by Bird Creek Tall Thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana) A growing ecological study providing essential information about over 100 plants. Information provided includes warnings and cautions, edible parts, medical properties (with comparisons of American Indian remedies and Western herbalism), and other bushcraft uses. Please help this project grow by liking, subscribing, leaving a comment or tip and sharing this information with your friends and family. https://www.cargocultcafe.com/tall-thimbleweed-poison-medicinal/ |
|||
Visitor Sightings |
|||||
Report a sighting of this plant. |
|||||
| This button not working for you? Simply email us at info@MinnesotaSeasons.com. Be sure to include a location. |
|||||
| Luciearl 10/9/2018 |
Location: Cass County |
 |
|||
| Kirk Nelson 6/25/2017 |
Location: Lebanon Hills Regional Park |
 |
|||
MinnesotaSeasons.com Sightings |
|||||
Last Updated: