Common name:
Wood anemone
Family:
Scientific name:
Anemone nemorosa
Main flower color:
Range:
All across the UK
Height:
Up to 30 cm
Habitat:
Woodland, hillside meadows
Flowers:
Six (sometimes up to ten) spreading, oblong, white or pale pink sepals (sometimes becoming dark pink as they wither), centred on a group of short stamens with yellow anthers, and greenish carpels. There are no petals. Flowers are solitary
Leaves:
Hairless, divided into three leaflets, each deeply lobed; at the base and in a whorl (of three) about half way up the stem
Season:
March to May
Rarity:
★★★★★
