''Anemonastrum'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

Ranunculaceae Ranunculaceae (, buttercup or crowfoot family; Latin "little frog", from "frog") is a family (biology), family of over 2,000 known species of flowering plants in 43 genera, distributed worldwide. The largest genera are ''Ranunculus'' (600 spec ...

. Plants of the genus are

native Native may refer to: People * '' Jus sanguinis'', nationality by blood * '' Jus soli'', nationality by location of birth * Indigenous peoples, peoples with a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory ** Nat ...

to the

temperate In geography, the temperate climates of Earth occur in the middle latitudes (approximately 23.5° to 66.5° N/S of the Equator), which span between the tropics and the polar regions of Earth. These zones generally have wider temperature ran ...

and

subarctic The subarctic zone is a region in the Northern Hemisphere immediately south of the true Arctic, north of hemiboreal regions and covering much of Alaska, Canada, Iceland, the north of Fennoscandia, Northwestern Russia, Siberia, and the Cair ...

regions of

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere, Northern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South Ameri ...

Greenland Greenland is an autonomous territory in the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. It is by far the largest geographically of three constituent parts of the kingdom; the other two are metropolitan Denmark and the Faroe Islands. Citizens of Greenlan ...

Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...

Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion o ...

, and

New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...

. The generic name ''Anemonastrum'' means "somewhat like anemone", a reference to the ''

Anemone ''Anemone'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. Plants of the genus are commonly called windflowers. They are native to the temperate and subtropical regions of all regions except Australia, New Zealand, and ...

'' genus of closely related plants. It chiefly differs from ''Anemone'' in having a base chromosome number of x=7, as opposed to x=8.

Species

Kew Kew () is a district in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Its population at the 2011 census was 11,436. Kew is the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens ("Kew Gardens"), now a World Heritage Site, which includes Kew Palace. Kew is ...

Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. History Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...

accepts 38 species in the genus ''Anemonastrum'': *'' Anemonastrum antucense'' (Poepp.) Mosyakin & de Lange *''

Anemonastrum baicalense ''Anemonastrum baicalense'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus '' Anemonastrum''.https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60476961-2 It is native to forests, scrub, and grassy places at 500–3100 m. altitude in Siberi ...

'' (Turcz.) Mosyakin *''

Anemonastrum biarmiense ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae. Plants of the genus are native to the temperate and subarctic regions of North America, Greenland, Europe, Asia, South America, and New Zealand. The generic name ''Anemo ...

'' (Juz.) Holub *'' Anemonastrum calvum'' (Juz.) Holub *'' Anemonastrum canadense'' (L.) Mosyakin *''

Anemonastrum coelestinum ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae. Plants of the genus are native to the temperate and subarctic regions of North America, Greenland, Europe, Asia, South America, and New Zealand. The generic name ''Anemo ...

'' (Franch.) Mosyakin *''

Anemonastrum crinitum ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae. Plants of the genus are native to the temperate and subarctic regions of North America, Greenland, Europe, Asia, South America, and New Zealand. The generic name ''Anemo ...

'' (Juz.) Holub *''

Anemonastrum deltoideum ''Anemonastrum deltoideum'', also known by the common names Columbian windflower and western white anemone, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. It is native to the forests of the west coast of the United States. ...

'' (Douglas) Mosyakin *''

Anemonastrum demissum ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae. Plants of the genus are native to the temperate and subarctic regions of North America, Greenland, Europe, Asia, South America, and New Zealand. The generic name ''Anemo ...

'' (Hook.f. & Thomson) Holub *''

Anemonastrum dichotomum ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae. Plants of the genus are native to the temperate and subarctic regions of North America, Greenland, Europe, Asia, South America, and New Zealand. The generic name ''Anemo ...

'' (L.) Mosyakin *''

Anemonastrum elongatum ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae. Plants of the genus are native to the temperate and subarctic regions of North America, Greenland, Europe, Asia, South America, and New Zealand. The generic name ''Anemo ...

'' (D.Don) Holub *''

Anemonastrum fasciculatum ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae. Plants of the genus are native to the temperate and subarctic regions of North America, Greenland, Europe, Asia, South America, and New Zealand. The generic name ''Anemo ...

'' (L.) Holub *''

Anemonastrum flaccidum ''Anemonastrum flaccidum'', the flaccid anemone or soft windflower, is a plant species in the family Ranunculaceae. It is a perennial growing to 0.1 m (0ft 4in). Features Depending on the region, it flowers between March and June. The flowers ar ...

'' (Fr.Schmidt) Mosyakin *''

Anemonastrum geum ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae. Plants of the genus are native to the temperate and subarctic regions of North America, Greenland, Europe, Asia, South America, and New Zealand. The generic name ''Anemo ...

'' (H.Lév.) Mosyakin *''

Anemonastrum imbricatum ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae. Plants of the genus are native to the temperate and subarctic regions of North America, Greenland, Europe, Asia, South America, and New Zealand. The generic name ''Anemo ...

'' (Maxim.) Holub *''

Anemonastrum keiskeanum ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae. Plants of the genus are native to the temperate and subarctic regions of North America, Greenland, Europe, Asia, South America, and New Zealand. The generic name ''Anemo ...

'' (T.Itô ex Maxim.) Mosyakin *'' Anemonastrum narcissiflorum'' (L.) Holub *'' Anemonastrum obtusilobum'' (D.Don) Mosyakin *'' Anemonastrum patulum'' (C.C.Chang ex W.T.Wang) Mosyakin *'' Anemonastrum polyanthes'' (D.Don) Holub *'' Anemonastrum polycarpum'' (W.E.Evans) Mosyakin *'' Anemonastrum prattii'' (Huth ex Ulbr.) Mosyakin *'' Anemonastrum protractum'' (Ulbr.) Holub *'' Anemonastrum richardsonii'' (Hook.) Mosyakin *'' Anemonastrum rockii'' (Ulbr.) Mosyakin *'' Anemonastrum rupestre'' (Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson) Mosyakin *'' Anemonastrum sachalinense'' (Juz.) Starod. *'' Anemonastrum shikokianum'' (Makino) Holub *''

Anemonastrum sibiricum ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Ranunculaceae. Plants of the genus are Native plant, native to the Temperate climate, temperate and subarctic regions of North America, Greenland, Europe, Asia, South ...

'' (L.) Holub *'' Anemonastrum smithianum'' (Lauener & Panigrahi) Holub *'' Anemonastrum subindivisum'' (W.T.Wang) Mosyakin *'' Anemonastrum subpinnatum'' (W.T.Wang) Mosyakin *'' Anemonastrum tenuicaule'' (Cheeseman) de Lange & Mosyakin *'' Anemonastrum tetrasepalum'' (Royle) Holub *'' Anemonastrum trullifolium'' (Hook.f. & Thomson) Mosyakin *'' Anemonastrum villosissimum'' (DC.) Holub *'' Anemonastrum yulongshanicum'' (W.T.Wang) Mosyakin *'' Anemonastrum zephyrum'' (A.Nelson) Holub

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15460704 Ranunculaceae genera