[Windflowers and Anemones: The Genus Anemone in Mt. Adams Country]

Little Mountain Anemone, Lyall's Anemone

Anemone lyallii

Synonym: Anemone oligantha, Anemone quinquefolia var. lyallii

Little Mountain Anemone, Lyall's Anemone: Anemone lyallii (Synonym: Anemone oligantha, 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 where the Crofton Ridge Trail #73 crosses it on the southern side of Mt. Adams........May 28, 2005.

Little Mountain Anemone, Lyall's Anemone: Anemone lyallii (Synonym: Anemone oligantha, Anemone quinquefolia var. lyallii)

The photo above shows a close-up of the flower fo Lyall's anemone as seen on Mt. Adams at Crofton Creek where the Crofton Ridge Trail crosses the creek..........May 28, 2005.

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

The photo above shows a close-up of the flower fo Lyall's anemone as seen on Mt. Adams at Crofton Creek where the Crofton Ridge Trail crosses the creek..........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