Ranunculaceae
Wood anemone
Anemone quinquefolia
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Anemone
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Wood anemone, Nightcaps
Synonyms
- Anemonanthea quinquefolia (L.) Nieuwl.
- Anemone nemorosa f. glabriuscula G.Lawson
- Anemone nemorosa f. nitida G.Lawson
- Anemone nemorosa f. quinquefolia (L.) G.Lawson
- Anemone nemorosa f. trifoliata Ulbr.
- Anemone nemorosa subsp. americana Ulbr.
- Anemone nemorosa var. bifolia (Farw.) B.Boivin
- Anemone nemorosa var. quinquefolia (L.) Pursh
- Anemone nemorosa var. quinquefolia Ulbr.
- Anemone pedata Raf.
- Anemone quinquefolia f. rubra J.W.Moore
- Anemone quinquefolia var. bifolia A.E.Murray
- Anemone quinquefolia var. bifolia Farw.
- Anemone quinquefolia var. interior Fernald
- Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia
- Anemonoides quinquefolia (L.) Holub
- Nemorosa quinquefolia (L.) Nieuwl.
- Nemorsoa quinquefolia (L.) Nieuwl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.