[The Buttercup Family in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Anemones and Windflowers of the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Anemone

Blue Windflower, Oregon Anemone, Western Wood Anemone: Anemone oregana var. oregana (Synonyms: Anemone adamsiana, Anemone grayi, Anemone quinquefolia, Anemone quinquefolia var. grayi, Anemone quinquefolia var. minor, Anemone quinquefolia var. oregana)

Oregon anemone (Anemone oregana) from near the upper portion of the East Hardy Ridge Trail, Beacon Rock State Park...........April 20, 2015.


Balkan Anemone, Grecian Windflower, Winter Windflower: Anemonoides blanda (Synonym: Anemone blanda) - Non-native species from southeastern Europe and the Middle East. Found occasionally at old, abandoned homesites where it can spread slowly.

Columbia Wind Flower, Columbian Windflower, Threeleaf Anemone, Three-leaf Anemone, Western White Anemone: Anemone deltoidea - Stem leaves simple.

Drummond's Anemone: Anemone drummondii var. drummondii (Synonyms: Anemone cairnesiana, Anemone californica, Anemone drummondii ssp. drummondii)

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) - Stem leaves trifoliate. Calyx up to 15 mm wide. Stamens 10-30.

Cliff Anemone, Pacific Anemone: Anemone multifida var. multifida (Synonyms: Anemone globosa, Anemone hudsoniana, Anemone multifida ssp. globosa, Anemone multifida var. globosa, Anemone multifida var. hudsoniana, Anemone multifida var. nowasadii, Anemone multifida var. richardsoniana, Anemone multifida var. sansonii) - Stem leaves parted and cleft into numerous oblong divisions.

Blue Windflower, Oregon Anemone, Western Wood Anemone: Anemone oregana var. oregana (Synonyms: Anemone adamsiana, Anemone grayi, Anemone quinquefolia, Anemone quinquefolia var. grayi, Anemone quinquefolia var. minor, Anemone quinquefolia var. oregana) - Stem leaves trifoliate. Calyx often over 20 mm wide. Stamens 30-60.


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