Anemone L.
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Nomenclature
L.
L.
1753
538
ICN
Anemone L.
genus
Anemone
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Descriptions
Anemone L.
Fls solitary or in small umbels, hypog., us. perfect and regular. Per. uniseriate, petaloid; stamens ∞, outermost sts reduced to nectariferous staminodes. Carpels ∞, with a single suspended ovule; achenes with long styles. Perennial herbs with mostly palmately cut lvs; cauline lvs or bracts whorled. A widely distributed genus of about 120 spp.
Anemone L.
Perennial herbs, with a creeping or tuberous rhizome or descending rootstock. Lvs mostly basal, 3-foliolate or palmate. Stems with a subfloral whorl of (2)-3-(4) lvs. Fls ☿, solitary or in umbels. Perianth segments all petaloid, 5-15-(20), without spurs or nectaries. Stamens many, the outer sometimes reduced to nectariferous staminodes. Carpels many, with a single ovule. Achenes many, style neither elongated nor feathery.
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771029a0-fbd6-4e8e-98a4-9b430821b399
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1 January 2000
5 February 2014