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False rue anemone

Enemion biternatum Raf.

[=Isopyrum biternatum (Raf.) T. & G. ]

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False rue anemone leaflets
False rue anemone
False rue anemone flowers and pods
False rue anemone
False rue anemone leaflets
False rue anemone flower
False rue anemone flowers

Morphology

Stem
Slender, wiry, glabrous, branched.
Leaves
Alternate and basal, compound; leaflets 3, broadly egg-shaped, 2/5 to 1 inch long, irregularly 2-3-lobed; lobes sometimes with secondary lobes; tips rounded; basal leaves with 3 principal divisions, each with 3 leaflets, stalks 1.6 to 5.6 inches long; stem leaves short-stalked to sessile.
Inflorescence
Solitary or loose 2-4-flowered groups, from leaf axils.
Flower
Sepals 4-5, petal-like, 1/4 to 1/2 inch across, white; petals absent; stamens 25-50.
Fruit
Pods, sessile, ovate, compressed, 1/8 to 1/5 inch long, upright to widely divergent, 3-seeded; style on each pod 1/20 to 1/12 inch long, straight or curved.

Ecology

Habitat
Moist deciduous woods and thickets; often on rocky, calcareous soils.
Distribution
East 1/3 of Kansas.

Additional Notes

Comments

The roots have tuber-like thickenings.

Special Notes: Sometimes mistaken for rue anemone Anemonella thalictroides . Rue anemone is often solitary, occurs on drier sites, has a whorl of 6 leaflets below the flower, and has 5-8 petal-like sepals. False rue anemone leaves are deeply lobed.

Synonyms

Alternative scientific names that have been used for this plant.

Scientific Name: Isopyrum biternatum

Full Citation: Isopyrum biternatum T. & G.

Quick Facts
Plant Type
Wildflower
Family
Ranunculaceae - Buttercup Family
Life Span
Perennial
Height
6-16 inches
Last Updated
2008-05-28
Color Groups
White, Green & Greenish White Wildflowers
Flowering Period
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Blooms: April, May