Anemonoides sylvestris

{{short description|Species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae}}

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|genus=Anemonoides

|species=sylvestris

|authority=(L.) Galasso, Banfi & Soldano

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Anemonoides sylvestris (syn. Anemone sylvestris), known as snowdrop anemone or snowdrop windflower, is a perennial plant flowering in spring, native to meadows and dry deciduous woodlands of central and western Europe and temperate Asia.{{r|powo}}{{r|mobotpf}} It forms spreading patches, sometimes aggressively spreading.{{r|mobotpf}}

Another name is wood anemone,{{Citation needed|date=November 2020|reason=Source of common name unknown}} but this more commonly refers to the European A. nemorosa or the North American A. quinquefolia.

Description

The species grows {{convert|1|-|1.5|ft}} tall with white flowers which bloom in April. Flowers have five petals with yellow anthers in the center and are fragrant.{{r|mobotpf}}

Cultivation

Cultivars include Anemonoides sylvestris 'Madonna'.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020|reason=Source unknown}}

References

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{{cite web |title=Anemone sylvestris - Plant Finder |url=http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=286067&isprofile=0& |website=www.missouribotanicalgarden.org |accessdate=20 December 2020}}

{{cite web |title=Anemonoides sylvestris (L.) Galasso, Banfi & Soldano |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77068336-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |accessdate=9 August 2020}}

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