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Anemone caroliniana

Anemone caroliniana

Anemone caroliniana, the Carolina anemone, is a species of herbaceous flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae. Plants grow (7)10 to 40 cm tall, from short tuber-like rhizomes that are 10–30 mm long. Stem leaves without petioles. Plants flowering early to mid spring with the flowers composed of 10 to 20 sepals (sometimes called tepals) normally white or soft rose colored but also purple, one flower per stem, the sepals are 10 to 22 mm long and 2–5 mm wide. Fruits in heads ovoid to subcylindric in shape, 17–25 mm long.

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Overview

Anemone caroliniana is a plant species. GBIF holds 3,502 occurrence records across 2 countries. Its records concentrate in United States, India.

Life cycle

From seed to product

Seed tuber

Healthy **seed tubers** are cut into pieces with 2–3 eyes (or small tubers planted whole) and set in moist soil.

Tuber sprouting

Eyes break dormancy and shoots emerge while the root system develops.

Growth & flowering

The plant blooms with **pale purple or white flowers, March–May**; pollination is by insects and wind.

New tubers & harvest

The plant matures and blooms profusely in season; **blooms in early spring; tubers divided after flowering**.

Distribution & origin

Share of recorded occurrences by region
  • United States99%
  • India1%

Habitat & conservation

Anemone caroliniana is found growing in dry prairies, barrens and open rocky woods.

References

  1. 1Anemone caroliniana — Wikipedia — Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), 2026
  2. 2Plant Name Details for ''Anemone caroliniana'' — Wikipedia,
  3. 3Name - ''Anemone caroliniana'' Walter, subordinate taxa — Missouri Botanical Garden,
  4. 4Name - ''Anemone caroliniana'' fo. ''violacea'' Clute — Missouri Botanical Garden,
  5. 5GBIF — occurrence records of Anemone caroliniana — GBIF, 2026
  6. 6Hình ảnh — Wikimedia Commons (5 ảnh, giấy phép CC/PD) — Wikimedia Commons, 2026
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