Anemone quinquefolia
Family:
Ranunculaceae
Common Name(s):
Wood anemone
Flowering Time:
April to May
Fruit/Seed Maturation Sign:
Seeds turn light brown
Fruit/Seed Collection Dates:
Late May to early June
Seed Cleaning:
None required
Storage:
Intolerant of dry storage (Cullina 2000)
Restoration Potential:
Low
Notes
Ant dispersed spring ephemeral; seed output <25/plant (Barkely 1986, Gleason and Cronquist 1991); roots thickened tubers (Runkel and Bull 2009), increasing by 0.61 in/year (Whitford 1951); slender rhizomes can spread quickly (Sperka 1973).
