Tall Thimbleweed

(Anemone virginiana)

 

   

 

Color photograph: Homer D. House. 1918. Wildflowers of New York.

Line Drawing: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Second Edition.

 

Tall Thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana L.)

Identification: Flowers white or greenish white, usually with 5 "petals" ("petals" are actually sepals), and located on elongate flowering stalks. Fruits ovate to slightly elongate. Leaves roughly divided into 3 parts and veins strongly divided. Number of leaves per stem 2 to 4. Plant 2 to 3 feet in height.

Distribution: Throughout most of eastern and central North America.

Habitat: Tall Thimbleweed is found in dry, open woods.

Flowering period: July to August.

Similar Species: Tall Thimbleweed has a more ovate, less elongate fruit than Long-headed Thimbleweed. The flowering period is July - August, not May - June as in Long-headed Thimbleweed.

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