Anemone oregana
A. Gray
Blue windflower, Oregon anemone, Western wood anenome
Anemone oregana is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Bloom Period
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
Do not eat any part of this plant.
Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands
Redwood Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, wetland-riparian
[Wikipedia] Flowers, Fruit: The flower has no petals but 5 to 7 petal-like sepals in any of several colors, usually blue or purple but sometimes reddish, pink, white, or bicolored. In the center of the flower are up to 75 thin stamens. The fruit is a cluster of achenes. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
