A Botanist’s View of Local Flora – Anemones

by Dr. F. Alice LeDuc

Anemonatrum deltoideum (syn. Anemone deltoidea) – Columbia Windflower; Anemone multifida – Cutleaf Anemone; Anemone st. It estlyallii – Western Wood Anemone; Anemone oregana – Oregon Anemone

To me the anemones are the first sign of Spring. During the years I lived in Texas the anemones started blooming in late January or February. Here the first to flower is the Oregon Anemone and the last to flower is Columbia Windflower. The…