Windflower

Synonyms:   Greek Windflower, Anemone

Scientific Name:   Anemone blanda


Flowers flutter in the breeze. Native to southeastern Europe, Turkey, Lebanon, and Syria.

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Windflower


Genus species: Anemone blanda
Common Names: Windflower, Greek Windflower, Anemone
Family Name: Ranunculaceae  
Annual or perennial herbs, woody vines, and low shrubs; leaves various, often basal and alternate, simple to compound; flowers bisexual or unisexual, regular or irregular, in various clusters; fruit variable, most frequently a follicle or achene; family contains many highly poisonous plants.
Seed Type Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Nonnative
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:Violet/Blue White
Identified by:A. Swanson
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