Isopyrum biternatum
Family:
Ranunculaceae
Common Name(s):
False rue anemone
Synonyms:
Enemion biternatum
Flowering Time:
April, May
Fruit/Seed Maturation Sign:
Follicle turns yellow, papery; seeds turn black
Fruit/Seed Collection Dates:
Mid to late May
Seed Cleaning:
Separate seeds from follicle
Storage:
Unknown if tolerates dry storage
Restoration Potential:
Medium
Notes
A spring ephemeral.
Of 240 seeds planted in a central Iowa demographic study, 20 (8.3%) germinated and 7 plants survived to year 5; 5 flowered after an average of 2 years, establishing a new population (Mabry 2023).
Has low seed output and limited vegetative spread (Barkely 1986, Gleason and Cronquist 1991), but may have scattered tubers that give rise to new plants (Runkel and Bull 2009).
