Anemone virginiana

Family:RANUNCULACEAE
Species:Anemone virginiana L.
Common Name:Tall Thimbleweed; Tall Anemone
Habitat:Dry to mesic sites in woodland openings and along roadsides.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Tall Thimbleweed is a native herbaceous perennial in the Buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). It is native to the northern 2/3’s of Alabama. Tall Thimbleweed grows in dry to mesic hardwood forests, around prairie margins, and on roadside banks. It is a perennial with a vertical caudex. Stems are 1-2 feet in height and sparingly branched. The stems are erect, green in color, and pubescent. Leaves are basal and cauline. The leaves are petiolate, ternately divided, and pubescent. The leaflets are oblanceolate to obovate in outline with serrate margins. Stem leaves are opposite or in whorls of 3. Flowers are in 3-9 flowered cymes. Each flower is on a long, pubescent peduncle. Each flower has 5 greenish-white to white sepals, no petals, 50-70 stamens, and numerous pistils. The fruit is an ovoid-cylindric head of achenes. Tall Thimbleweed is allelopathic, producing the compound protoanemonin which inhibits the growth or germination of other plants. Tall Thimbleweed is occasionally available from native plant nurseries. It prefers a site with partial shade to filtered sun and well-drained soil.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, G5T5 (Global Rank)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyRANUNCULACEAE - Buttercup/Crowfoot family
Genus Anemone
Species Anemone virginiana L. - Tall Thimbleweed; Tall Anemone

Citation

Citation Anemone virginiana Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 540. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: Without data (lectotype: LINN 710.19). Lectotypification by Britton, Ann. New York Acad. Sci. 6: 223. 1891.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Clay, Colbert, Dallas, DeKalb, Etowah, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Morgan, Pike, Randolph, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Winston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UNAF, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1882 - 2019

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
TROY000008084 Butler 16 Aug 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17905
TROY
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
SAMF0001456 Jefferson 05 Oct 2010 LeCroy, Kate
22
SAMF
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
UWAL0011193 Butler 26 Aug 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23265
UWAL
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
UWAL0057105 Bibb 05 Jun 2019 Keener, Brian R.
11334
UWAL
Anemone virginiana L.
UWAL0003550 Franklin 16 Aug 2009 England, J. Kevin
2166
UWAL
Anemone virginiana L. var. virginiana
UWAL0003551 Franklin 13 Jun 2008 England, J. Kevin
810
UWAL
Anemone virginiana L.
JSU128026 Marshall 7 Aug 1975 Whetstone, R. David
5984
JSU
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_27415 Randolph 16 Jun 1975 Rutland, David W.
327
AUA
Anemone Virginiana L
JSU128024 Marshall 2 Aug 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
2513
JSU
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
AUA000043932 Madison 8 Oct 2020 Hansen, Curtis J.
7896
AUA
Anemone Virginiana L
JSU128014 Jackson 22 May 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
706
JSU
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
JSU128022 Madison 11 Sep 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
6212
JSU
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
UNAF0001554 Lauderdale 29 Jun 1972 Burns, Ann
s.n.
UNAF
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus var. virginiana
TROY000022398 Sumter 10 Jul 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3188
TROY
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
UWAL0014560 Marengo 01 May 2012 England, J. Kevin
3435.1
UWAL
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus var. virginiana
ALNHS00003237 Winston 24 Jun 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1765
ALNHS
Anemone virginiana L.
AUA_ACC_34929 Jefferson 23 Jun 1977 Sessler, Ann H.
1642
AUA
Anemone Virginiana L
JSU128016 Jackson 5 Aug 1975 Whetstone, R. David
5780
JSU
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_62156 Barbour 10 Jul 2002 Gil, Glenda
(2001-302)
AUA
Anemone Virginiana L
JSU128030 Morgan 15 Sep 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9131
JSU
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_41296 Franklin 3 Jul 1972 Pounders, C.T.
94
AUA
Anemone Virginiana L
JSU128015 Jackson 22 May 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
706
JSU
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
UNA00030236 Madison 29 May 1882 Mohr, Charles
s.n.
UNA
Anemone virginiana L.
JSU128011 Etowah 26 Jun 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
2753
JSU
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
TROY000034485 Jackson 09 Jun 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5435
TROY
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
UWAL0003553 St. Clair 09 Jun 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3672
UWAL
Anemone virginiana L.
ALNHS00002806 Colbert 23 Jun 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
FH-355
ALNHS
Anemone virginiana L.
AUA_ACC_35020 Bibb 12 Jul 1977 Sessler, Ann H.
1712
AUA
Anemone Virginiana L
JSU128029 Morgan 5 Aug 1974 Whetstone, R. David
3362
JSU
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_50841 Pike 14 Jun 1992 Diamond, Alvin R.
8331
AUA
Anemone Virginiana L
JSU146265 Calhoun 24 Jun 1996 Hutchinson, Francine
2418
JSU
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
JSU128009 DeKalb 30 Jul 1975 Whetstone, R. David
5514
JSU
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_39373 Dallas 8 Sep 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1226
AUA
Anemone Virginiana L
JSU128013 Jackson 15 Jul 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1014
JSU
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
UNA00030253 Madison 01 May 1882 Mohr, Charles
s.n.
UNA
Anemone virginiana L.
AUA_ACC_72975 Lauderdale 12 Aug 2009 Holt, Brian D.
SC-169
AUA
Anemone Virginiana L
UNA00030241 Limestone 25 Jun 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
901
UNA
Anemone virginiana L.
UWAL0003554 Sumter 10 Jul 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3188
UWAL
Anemone virginiana L.
UWAL0039663 Lowndes 19 Jun 2018 Diamond, Alvin R.
28382
UWAL
Anemone virginiana L.
UNA00048662 Dallas 08 Sep 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1226
UNA
Anemone virginiana L.
UNAF0001553 Lauderdale 00 000 0 Rhodes, Chuck
02971
UNAF
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus var. virginiana
JSU128031 Morgan 5 Aug 1974 Atkinson, Tim A.
522
JSU
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
UWAL0013251 Dallas 20 Jun 2013 Webb, Wayne K.
s.n.
UWAL
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
JSU128019 Lauderdale 28 Jun 1996 Whetstone, R. David
18089
JSU
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
JSU128021 Lee 6 Jul 1973 Hanlin, H.G.
179
JSU
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
TROY000022396 Franklin 13 Jun 2008 England, J. Kevin
810
TROY
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
UNA00030246 Madison 10 Jul 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
987
UNA
Anemone virginiana L.
AUA000038201 Morgan 1 Jun 2017 England, J. Kevin
7848
AUA
Anemone Virginiana L
UWAL0013655 Madison 02 Jul 2013 Keener, Brian R.
8029
UWAL
Anemone virginiana L.
JSU128018 Jefferson 20 Jul 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
598
JSU
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
UNAF0001555 Lauderdale 29 Jun 1972 Moore, Peggy
s.n.
UNAF
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus var. virginiana
JSU128025 Marshall 3 Aug 1974 Atkinson, Tim A.
456
JSU
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
TROY000037234 Dallas 20 Jun 2013 Webb, Wayne K.
s.n.
TROY
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
UWAL0014328 Marengo 02 Jun 2012 England, J. Kevin
3542
UWAL
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
JSU128017 Jackson 28 Jul 1975 Whetstone, R. David
5470
JSU
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
UWAL0050850 Blount 25 Oct 1967 Dean, Blanche E.
122
UWAL
Anemone virginina L.
TROY000022397 Marshall 12 Jun 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
2617
TROY
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
UWAL0031585 Lawrence 16 May 2013 England, J. Kevin
4261
UWAL
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus var. virginiana
JSU128033 Randolph 28 Jul 1988 Nixon, Christopher F.
4080
JSU
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
JSU128023 Marshall 21 May 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1807
JSU
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
SAMF0001710 Lawrence 15 Jun 2013 Davenport, Lawrence J.
5438
SAMF
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
UNA00030248 Sumter 02 Jul 1969 Thomas, Joab L.
2287
UNA
Anemone virginiana L.
AUA_ACC_37765 Lawrence 11 Aug 1981 Henderson, T.
379
AUA
Anemone Virginiana L
JSU128035 Talladega 1 Jul 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
2848
JSU
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
JSU128008 Clay 23 Aug 1992 Ballard, J. Mark
546
JSU
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
JSU128027 Marshall 28 May 1975 Whetstone, R. David
4120
JSU
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_2229 DeKalb 10 Jun 1950 Cunningham, Hugh B.
S.N.
AUA
Anemone Virginiana L
UNA00058171 Blount 16 May 1998 Keener, Brian R.
793
UNA
Anemone virginiana L.
UWAL0044643 Colbert 08 Jun 2019 England, J. Kevin
10318
UWAL
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus var. virginiana
ALNHS00001116 Limestone 12 May 2012 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#446
ALNHS
Anemone virginiana L.
JSU128034 Randolph 19 Aug 1986 Nixon, Christopher F.
2767
JSU
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
UWAL0030889 Sumter 04 Jun 2015 Keener, Brian R.
8971
UWAL
Anemone virginiana L.
UNA00067069 St. Clair 09 Jun 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3672
UNA
Anemone virginiana L.
UNAF0001556 Lawrence 10 Jun 1992 Spencer, Lisa
s.n.
UNAF
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus var. virginiana
JSU128012 Etowah 1 May 1992 Bailey, D.S.
76
JSU
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
UWAL0035155 Morgan 01 Jun 2017 England, J. Kevin
7848
UWAL
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus var. virginiana
JSU128032 Morgan 28 May 1975 Whetstone, R. David
4056
JSU
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
SAMF0001455 Jefferson 15 Jun 2005 Davenport, Lawrence J.
3236
SAMF
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
UNA00030247 Jackson 05 Jul 1980 Haynes, Robert R.
7998
UNA
Anemone virginiana L.
UNA00069757 Jackson 17 Jun 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
HC-538
UNA
Anemone virginiana L.
JSU128010 Etowah 12 Jun 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
2367
JSU
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
TROY000024083 Pike 14 May 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
20703
TROY
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
TROY000046456 Lowndes 19 Jun 2018 Diamond, Alvin R.
28382
TROY
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
UWAL0003552 Jackson 09 Jun 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5435
UWAL
Anemone virginiana L.
ALNHS00002908 Chambers 23 Jun 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
FH-355
ALNHS
Anemone virginiana L.
AUA_ACC_37228 Sumter 2 Jun 1981 Henderson, T.
125
AUA
Anemone Virginiana L
JSU128007 Calhoun 31 May 1982 Whetstone, R. David
11251
JSU
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
JSU128020 Lawrence 6 Aug 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
3115
JSU
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
JSU128028 Marshall 3 Aug 1974 Whetstone, R. David
3297A
JSU
Anemone virginiana Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_39372 Autauga 18 Aug 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1086
AUA
Anemone Virginiana L
AUA_ACC_20202 Lauderdale 8 Jul 1970 Moore, Harold D.
252
AUA
Anemone Virginiana L
UNA00058503 Blount 24 May 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1286
UNA
Anemone virginiana L.
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