Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia

EndemicIllustrated
Synonyms: Anemone nemorosa var. bifolia Farwell Anemone quinquefolia var. bifolia
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Aerial shoots 5-30 cm. Leaves: petiole 5-25 cm; terminal leaflet of basal leaves 1.5-4.5 × 1.4-3.7 cm, abaxially puberulous or glabrous, adaxially puberulous; lateral leaflets frequently 1×-lobed or parted or unlobed; ultimate lobes 5-15 mm wide. Inflorescences: involucral-bracts with terminal leaflet 1-5 (-5.5) × 1-3 cm, base cuneate or ± oblique, margins crenate to serrate, sometimes incised, apex acuminate to acute, surfaces glabrous or puberulous; lateral leaflets frequently 1×-lobed or parted, sometimes unlobed; ultimate lobes 5-20 mm wide. Flowers: sepals 6-25 × 4-8 mm; stamens 30-60. Pedicels 2-6 (-8) cm in fruit. Achenes: body 3-4.5 mm. 2n=32.


Phenology: Flowering spring–early summer (Mar–Jun).
Habitat: Moist, open woods, thickets, clearings, streamsides, occasionally swampy areas
Elevation: 30-1900 m

Distribution

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Alta., Man., N.B., N.S., Ont., Que., Sask., Ala., Conn., Del., D.C., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Mo., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.

Discussion

Anemone quinquefolia var. interior Fernald is an often used, although illegitimate, name for A. quinquefolia var. bifolia. This taxon, characterized by its villous flowering stems, is scarcely worthy of varietal recognition inasmuch as local populations may have plants referable to both var. bifolia and var. quinquefolia (C. S. Keener 1975b).

Intergradation of characteristics between Anemone quinquifolia var. minima and var. quinquefolia, and between var. quinquefolia and A. lancifolia frequently makes identification extremely difficult in the area where the taxa overlap.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"villous" is not a number. "puberulous" is not a number.

acuminate +  and acute +
Bryan E. Dutton +, Carl S. Keener +  and Bruce A. Ford +
Linnaeus +
distinct +
oblique +  and cuneate +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
straight +  and curved +
rudimentary +
less glabrous +  and sparsely puberulous +
not plumose +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br />) +
ovoid;ellipsoid +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br />) +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
globose;cylindric +
2-9-flowered +
Alta. +, Man. +, N.B. +, N.S. +, Ont. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Ala. +, Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Ky. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mo. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, N.Dak. +, Ohio +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, S.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Vt. +, Va. +, W.Va. +  and Wis. +
30-1900 m +
broadened +
sessile +  and pedicellate +
showy +  and inconspicuous +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
stalked +, sessile +  and aggregate +
ovoid;obovoid +
Moist, open woods, thickets, clearings, streamsides, occasionally swampy areas +
nearly;spheric +
axillary +  and terminal +
parted or undivided reniform +  and obtriangular or lanceolate +
petiolate +, compound +  and simple +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
palmate +  and pinnate +
serrate +  and crenate-serrate +
incised;crenate;serrate +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
glabrous +, villous +  and puberulous +
distinct +
conspicuous +
obovate +  and elliptic +
reduced +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
Flowering spring–early summer (Mar–Jun). +
not arillate +  and stalked +
blue and adaxially white;tinged pink;white;pink;blue and adaxially white;tinged pink;white;pink;white +
not persistent +
distinct +
oblong +  and ovate +
0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Endemic +  and Illustrated +
persistent +
puberulous;glabrous +
Anemone nemorosa var. bifolia +  and Anemone quinquefolia var. bifolia +
Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia +
Anemone quinquefolia +
variety +
sessile;petiolulate;sessile +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (5.5 cm55 mm <br />0.055 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
puberulous +  and glabrous +
rhombic;oblanceolate or obliquely oblanceolate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
2-9-flowered +
herbaceous +  and woody +