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Anemone

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Anemones
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Ranunculales
Family:Ranunculaceae
Genus:Anemone
Species
A. blanda - Blue anemone
A. coronaria - Poppy anemone
A. hupehensis - Chinese anemone
A. japonica - Japanese anemone
A. narcissiflora - Narcissus anemone
A. nemorosa - Wood anemone, Windflower
A. ranunculoides - Yellow anemone
A. sylvestris - Snowdrop windflower
   plus over 100 species more...
Ref: ITIS 18425

The Anemones (Anemone) are a genus of about 120 species of flowering plants in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. They are closely related to Pasque flower (Pulsatilla) and Hepatica (Hepatica); some botanists include both of these genera within Anemone.

Flower and bud on stemsEnlarge

Flower and bud on stems

The unrelated sea anemone is named after the flower.

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