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Morphology
- Stem
- Erect, simple, pubescent.
- Leaves
- Basal leaves (1-)3-6(-9); petiole 1.2 to 8 inches; blade 1-2-ternate, surfaces pubescent; terminal leaflet ovate to obovate, .4 to 2 inches, margins crenate to serrate; lateral leaflets unlobed or once lobed.
- Inflorescence
- Terminal, 1-flowered; peduncles villous; involucre borne above middle of scape, bracts 3, simple, sessile, obtriangular, .4 to 2 inches, margins 3-lobed, lobes linear, margins incised.
- Flower
- Radially symmetric: sepals 7-25, outside blue to violet, inside white, oblong to narrowly elliptic, .6 to .8 inch long, 1/12 to 1/6 inch wide; petals 0; stamens 60-70; pistils many.
- Fruit
- Fruiting heads cylindric, 2/5 to 1 inch long, 1/5 to 2/5 inch wide; achenes elliptic, 1/10 to 1/7 inch, flat, not winged, densely woolly; beak curved, .05 to .09 inch.
Ecology
- Habitat
- Mixed-grass prairies
- Distribution
- Counties bordering Oklahoma in south-central Kansas.
Additional Notes
Comments
Named for French naturalist Jean Louis Berlandier. The common name ten-petal anemone is misleading because the plant has no petals, only petal-like sepals and the number of sepals may range from 7 to 25.
Synonyms
Alternative scientific names that have been used for this plant.
Scientific Name: Anemone heterophylla
Full Citation: Anemone heterophylla Nutt.
Quick Facts
- Plant Type
- Wildflower
- Family
- Ranunculaceae - Buttercup Family
- Life Span
- Perennial
- Height
- 8-24 inches
- Origin
- Native
- Last Updated
- 2014-12-07
Color Groups
White, Green & Greenish White Wildflowers
Flowering Period
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Blooms: March, April, May