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Photographer: Paul Drobot
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Family Ranunculaceae
Anemone canadensis L.
Canada anemone, Canadian anemone, meadow anemone
Anemone: an ancient Greek name from anemos, "wind"
canadensis: of or referring to Canada
Hazardous 
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 8"-36" tall forb; from rhizomes |
| Flower: | white, 4-20-parted but usually with 5 petal-like sepals, 1"-1 1/2" wide; 1-3 long stalks each with a solitary flowers; blooms May-Aug. |
| Fruit: | flat, rounded, dry, fuzzy seeds |
| Leaf: | basal leaves long-stalked, deeply palmately-divided into 3 toothed segments and a whorl of 3 smaller, stalkless leaves on the stem at the base of the flowering stalk |
| Habitat: | full to partial sun; wet to moderate moisture; meadows, prairies, shores; in sandy, loamy soil |
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