[Anemones and Windflowers: The Genus Anemone East of the Cascade Mts. of Oregon and Washington]

Little Mountain Anemone, Lyall's Anemone, Little Mountain Thimbleweed, Thimbleweed

Anemone lyallii

Synonyms: Anemone nemorosa var. lyallii, Anemone oligantha, Anemone quinquefolia, Anemone quinquefolia var. lyallii

Little Mountain Anemone, Lyall's Anemone, Little Mountain Thimbleweed, Thimbleweed: Anemone lyallii (Synonyms: Anemone nemorosa var. lyallii, Anemone oligantha, Anemone quinquefolia, Anemone quinquefolia var. lyallii)

The photos on this page show Lyall's anemone as seen on dry slopes in the forest on the east side of Crofton Butte and in moist meadows along Crofton Creek on the southern side of Mt. Adams, Mt. Adams Wilderness..............May 28, 2005.

Little Mountain Anemone, Lyall's Anemone, Little Mountain Thimbleweed, Thimbleweed: Anemone lyallii (Synonyms: Anemone nemorosa var. lyallii, Anemone oligantha, Anemone quinquefolia, Anemone quinquefolia var. lyallii)

The photo above shows a close-up of the flower fo Lyall's anemone as seen on Mt. Adams, Mt. Adams Wilderness...............May 28, 2005.

Flower of Little Mountain Anemone, Lyall's Anemone, Little Mountain Thimbleweed, Thimbleweed: Anemone lyallii (Synonyms: Anemone nemorosa var. lyallii, Anemone oligantha, Anemone quinquefolia, Anemone quinquefolia var. lyallii)

The photo above shows a close-up of the flower fo Lyall's anemone as seen on the south side of Mt. Adams, Mt. Adams Wilderness...............May 28, 2005. This species has sepals that generaly measure less than 10 mm long and generally less than 35 stamens. The similar Oregon anemone, has larger sepals measuring from 12-20 mm long and 35-60 stamens.

Paul Slichter