Ranunculaceae

Tall anemone

Anemone virginiana L.

Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Anemone

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Tall anemone (Anemone virginiana) — FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (7)

Arabic: شقار فرجيني
arz: شقار فرجينى
Belarusian: Анемона віргінская
Chinese: 弗吉尼亚银莲花
English: Tall anemone, Tall thimbleweed, Thimble-weed, Tumble-weed
Macedonian: Висока саса
Slovenian: Viržinska vetrnica

Synonyms

Abelemis petiolaris Raf. ex Britton
Anemone hirsuta Moench
Anemone virginiana f. leucosepala Fernald
Anemone virginiana f. plena E.J.Palmer & Steyerm.
Anemone virginiana f. rubrosepala House
Anemone virginiana f. virginiana
Anemone virginiana var. virginiana

Flowers

In flower: June to July (from 1,124 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Terri Koontz, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Roseanna Denton, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Andrew Murray, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Randy A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mark Connolly, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bonnie Semmling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Chris Light, 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.