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  - Division - Flowering Plants - Anthophyta
    - Class - Dicots - Dicotyledoneae
      - Order - Barberry / Buttercup - Ranunculales
        
        Family - Buttercup Family - Ranunculaceae
        
        Species - Canada Anemone - Anemone canadensis

Canada Anemone - Anemone canadensis

Status Under Review
Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: SU
C-value: 4

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General Description

Stems 20–80 cm from extensive rhizomes. Leaves appressed-hairy; blades 4–8 cm long with 3 to 5 toothed lobes; ultimate segments 1–4 cm wide. Inflorescence of 1 to 3 flowers subtended by 3 sessile, 3-lobed bracts 2–6 cm long. Flowers with 4 to 6 white sepals, 10–20 mm long. Achenes in an ovoid head, sparsely hairy, 3–6 mm long; beaks straight, ca. 3 mm long (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Species Range

Montana Range Range Descriptions

Native

Range Comments

NT to NL south to NM, IA and WV (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database

Number of Observations: 6

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Relative Density

Recency

(Observations spanning multiple months or years are excluded from time charts)

Habitat

Low areas of moist meadows, around wetlands, roadside ditches; plains (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Stewardship Responsibility

References

Literature Cited AboveLegend: View Online Publication
- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
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- King, C. R. 1953. The Ranunculaceae of Montana. M.S. Thesis, Bozeman, MT: Montana State College. 82 p.
- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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Citation for data on this website:
Canada Anemone — Anemone canadensis. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on November 23, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=PDRAN04020