SCIENTIFIC NAME: Anemone canadensis
COMMON NAMES: Canada Anemone, Meadow Anemone, Canadian Anemone, Round-leaf Thimbleweed, Windflower
BLOOM TIME: May, June
PLANT PROFILE:
- This 2 ft. tall plant has hairy leaves on long stalks that cluster around base.
- Branching stem supports solitary white flowers, 2 in. across with yellow centers.
- Habitat: low woods & roadsides.
- Native Americans used a preparation of roots & leaves to treat wounds, sores & nosebleeds.
INSECT/ANIMAL INTERACTIONS:
- The foliage can irritate the gastrointestinal tract, so mammalian herbivores usually avoid consumption of this plant.
- The flowers may attract small bees.