| Anemone edwardsiana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Anemone |
| Species: | A. edwardsiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Anemone edwardsiana | |
Anemone edwardsiana is a species of perennial wildflower in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, with the common name Edwards Plateau Anemone. It is found on the Edwards Plateau in Texas.[1]
Description
Anemone edwardsiana grows from tubers and produces several lobed basal leaves. The flower is held on a stalk up to 50 centimeters tall with a deeply divided leaf-like bract below the single (occasionally two) white flower. The flower may sometimes have a blue or red cast.[2]
Range and Habitat
Anemone edwardsiana is found mostly on moist limestone bluffs and ledges and in rocky limestone-derived soils on the Edwards Plateau.[3][4]
References
- "Anemone edwardsiana (Edwards Plateau Anemone)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- "Flora of North America".
- "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center".
- "Texas Calcareous Enriched Plants".