Anemonoides nemorosa (syn. Anemone nemorosa), the wood anemone, also historically known as windflower because of William Turner's interpretation of its Latin name anemone in his 1551 New Herball, is an early spring flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, native to Europe. It is a perennial herbaceous plant growing 5–15 cm (2–6 in) tall.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Wood anemone being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ranunculales
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Anemonoides
- Species
- Anemonoides nemorosa
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