''Anemonastrum'' is a

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s in the buttercup

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. Plants of the genus are

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and subarctic regions of North America,

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. 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 continents except Australia, New Zealand ...

'' 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

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accepts 38 species in the genus ''Anemonastrum'': *''

Anemonastrum antucense ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup 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 ...

'' (Poepp.) Mosyakin & de Lange *''

Anemonastrum baicalense ''Anemonastrum baicalense'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Anemonastrum''. It is native to forests, scrub, and grassy places at 500–3100 m. altitude in Siberia, Mongolia, northern China, and North Korea in Northeast Asia Nor ...

'' (Turcz.) Mosyakin *''

Anemonastrum biarmiense ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup 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 ...

'' (Juz.) Holub *''

Anemonastrum calvum ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup 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 ...

'' (Juz.) Holub *''

Anemonastrum canadense ''Anemonastrum canadense'', synonym ''Anemone canadensis'', the Canada anemone, round-headed anemone, round-leaf thimbleweed, meadow anemone, windflower, or crowfoot, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae. It is n ...

'' (L.) Mosyakin *''

Anemonastrum coelestinum ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup 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 ...

'' (Franch.) Mosyakin *''

Anemonastrum crinitum ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup 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 ...

'' (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 buttercup 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 ...

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

Anemonastrum dichotomum ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup 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 ...

'' (L.) Mosyakin *''

Anemonastrum elongatum ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup 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 ...

'' (D.Don) Holub *''

Anemonastrum fasciculatum ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup 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 ...

'' (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 buttercup 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 ...

'' (H.Lév.) Mosyakin *''

Anemonastrum imbricatum ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup 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 ...

'' (Maxim.) Holub *''

Anemonastrum keiskeanum ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup 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 ...

'' (T.Itô ex Maxim.) Mosyakin *''

Anemonastrum narcissiflorum ''Anemonastrum narcissiflorum'', the narcissus anemone or narcissus-flowered anemone, is a herbaceous perennial in the genus ''Anemonastrum'' and the buttercup family. Basionym: ''Anemone narcissiflora'' Hook. & Arn. Description Plants grow ...

'' (L.) Holub *''

Anemonastrum obtusilobum ''Anemonastrum obtusilobum'' (syn. ''Anemone obtusiloba''), the round-leaved anemone, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to mountainous regions of Pakistan, Myanmar, Nepal and western China (Tibet), and also cultiv ...

'' (D.Don) Mosyakin *''

Anemonastrum patulum ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup 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 na ...

'' (C.C.Chang ex W.T.Wang) Mosyakin *''

Anemonastrum polyanthes ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup 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 na ...

'' (D.Don) Holub *''

Anemonastrum polycarpum ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup 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 ...

'' (W.E.Evans) Mosyakin *''

Anemonastrum prattii ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup 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 ...

'' (Huth ex Ulbr.) Mosyakin *''

Anemonastrum protractum ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup 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 na ...

'' (Ulbr.) Holub *''

Anemonastrum richardsonii ''Anemonastrum richardsonii'', commonly known as yellow thimbleweed, is named after a Scottish naturalist, Sir John Richardson (1787–1865) who found it on Franklin's expedition to the Arctic. It is a perennial, deciduous plant that blooms in ...

'' (Hook.) Mosyakin *''

Anemonastrum rockii ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup 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 ...

'' (Ulbr.) Mosyakin *''

Anemonastrum rupestre ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup 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 ...

'' (Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson) Mosyakin *''

Anemonastrum sachalinense ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup 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 na ...

'' (Juz.) Starod. *''

Anemonastrum shikokianum ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup 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 na ...

'' (Makino) Holub *''

Anemonastrum sibiricum ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup 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 ...

'' (L.) Holub *''

Anemonastrum smithianum ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup 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 ...

'' (Lauener & Panigrahi) Holub *''

Anemonastrum subindivisum ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup 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 na ...

'' (W.T.Wang) Mosyakin *''

Anemonastrum subpinnatum ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup 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 ...

'' (W.T.Wang) Mosyakin *''

Anemonastrum tenuicaule ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup 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 ...

'' (Cheeseman) de Lange & Mosyakin *''

Anemonastrum tetrasepalum ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup 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 ...

'' (Royle) Holub *''

Anemonastrum trullifolium ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup 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 ...

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

Anemonastrum villosissimum ''Anemonastrum villosissimum'' (, ) is a species of plant in the genus ''Anemonastrum'', native to the Kuril Islands, Aleutian Islands, and, to a lesser extent, southern Kamchatka. Description ''Anemonastrum villosissimum'' reaches a height ...

'' (DC.) Holub *''

Anemonastrum yulongshanicum ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup 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 na ...

'' (W.T.Wang) Mosyakin *''

Anemonastrum zephyrum ''Anemonastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup 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 na ...

'' (A.Nelson) Holub

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15460704 Ranunculaceae genera