Tall Anemone -- Anemone virginiana



Family Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)

This plant produces a single greenish-yellow flower atop a stalk 2-3 feet in height. One to three stalks are found growing from a circle of three compound leaves with toothed leaflets. It can be found in most types of woods, fields, thickets and along stream beds in July and August.


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