PACIFIC ANEMONE

Class: Anemone multifida var. multifida

Family: BUTTERCUP FAMILY

Sub Family: Ranunculaceae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: Windflower

Colour: Cream to yellow or pinkish

Height: 15-50 cm (6-20")

Each Flower: 2.5 cm (1") across and deep cup-shaped with 5 petals-like sepals; numerous stamens

Leaves: Several basal leaves with hairy stalks 7.5-10 cm (3-4") long, hairy blades divide into 3 lobes, each lobe again divides into 3 smaller lobes; partway up stem is invoucre; whorl of similar-shaped leaves with either very short stalks or stalkless

Stems: Single below and often branching at involucre, at which point the stem appears to have swelling

Blooming Period: May - August

Habitat: Grassy meadows from the foothills up to high mountaintops

Note:

Poisonous