Species information
Description
An anemone with variably divided leaves and star- to bell-shaped flowers bearing numerous stamens. It usually bears a solitary white flower above a whorl of three divided bracts. A classic early spring woodland perennial with white to pale pink flowers and deeply divided involucral leaves.
Plant traits
Growth form
geophyte / forb
Typical season
Timing varies with site and year.
Habitat conditions
Habitat
forest · forest edge
Pollination
insect pollination
Interesting facts
Colonies often spread through rhizomes and may carpet a woodland floor before the trees cast deep shade.