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Photographer: Christopher Noll
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Family Ranunculaceae
Enemion biternatum Raf.
false rue anemone
Enemion: given by Dioscoride as another name for Anemone
biternatum: Latin for "twice in sets of three"
Hazardous 
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 4"-16" tall forb with slender stems; roots many small tuber-like masses |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted, 1/2" wide, petal-like sepals; 1 to a few stalks of a solitary flower; blooms April-May |
| Leaf: | basal leaves long-stalked, 2-3 times 3-parted; stem leaves alternate, smaller, with shorter stalks, and less divided; leaflets rounded and 3-lobed |
| Habitat: | moderate moisture; woods, forests |
| Notes: | also see Anemone quinquefolia |
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