![]() ![]() proposed the following two subgenera and several sections be retained, with a number of subsections and series: The larger subgenus Anemone showed a similar pattern. Anemonidium demonstrated four subclades, corresponding to sections. In contrast two clearly defined monophyletic clades emerged corresponding to the above two subgenera. found many of the previously defined subdivisions, based on morphological characteristics were polyphyletic or paraphyletic. A further reclassification by Hoot and colleagues (2012) estimated 200 species. Ziman and colleagues (2008) treated the genus Anemone as 5 subgenera, 23 sections, 4 subsections, 23 series and about 118 species. Įarly molecular analyses divided the genus into two subgenera ( Anemonidium and Anemone), with seven sections, and 12 informal subsections. Several of these were included as separate genera within Anemoneae by Wang et al., a tribe with six genera in total. As considered in the broader sense ( sensu lato) the genus is sometimes considered to include a number of other genera, such as Anemonoides, Anemonastrum, Hepatica, Pulsatilla, Knowltonia, Barneoudia, and Oreithales. Taxonomy Īnemone was named by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 and is situated in the tribe Anemoneae, subfamily Ranunculoideae, and the family Ranunculaceae. The achenes are beaked and some species have feathery hairs attached to them. The fruits are ovoid to obovoid shaped achenes that are collected together in a tight cluster, ending variously lengthened stalks though many species have sessile clusters terminating the stems. The flowers have nectaries, but petals are missing in the majority of species. The leaf margins are toothed or entire.įlowers with 4–27 sepals are produced singly, in cymes of 2–9 flowers, or in umbels, above a cluster of leaf- or sepal-like bracts. Leaves are simple or compound with lobed, parted, or undivided leaf blades. It can be a dangerous and powerful depressant of the central nervous system and heart.Anemone are perennials that have basal leaves with long leaf-stems that can be upright or prostrate. While protoanemonin can cause severe topical and gastrointestinal irritation, it is unstable and changes into harmless anemonin when plants are dried or heated. All parts of this plant contain protoanemonin, an irritating acrid oil that is an enzymatic breakdown product of the glycoside ranunculin. Habitat: Woodland, damp meadows in mountainous regions.ĭistribution: Europe (except the southernmost areas), Northern temperate zone of western Asia, Boreal region of North America.Ĭaution: The plant contains poisonous chemicals that are toxic to animals including humans, but it has also been used as a medicine. The rhizomes spread just below the soil surface, forming long spreading clumps that grow quickly, contributing to its rapid spread in woodland conditions, where they often carpet large areas. They grow from underground root-like stems called rhizomes and the foliage dies back down by mid summer (summer dormant). The leaves are divided into three segments and the flowers, produced on short stems, are held above the foliage with one flower per stem.īiology: The plants start blooming soon after the foliage emerges from the ground. The flowers lack both fragrance and nectar. In the wild the flowers are usually white, but may be pinkish, lilac, blue or yellow and often have a darker tint to the back of the 'petals'. The flower is 2 cm diameter, with six or seven (and in rare occasions eight, nine or ten) petal-like segments (actually tepals) with many stamens. Common names: Wood anemone, Windflower, Anémone sylvie, Anémone des bois, Bosanemoon, Buschwindröschen, Anemone dei boschi, Anémona de bosque, Flor del viento, Ανεμώνη η δασόφιλος, Beyaz dağlalesi, Rüzgargülü ĭescription: It is a perennial herbaceous plant, growing from 5 to 15 cm tall. ![]()
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