False Rue Anemone: Enemion

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False rue anemone is the common name given to a very small genus of flowering plants (Enemion) in the buttercup family. Only four species are found in the United States.

The top picture shows the Willamette False Rue Anemone flower (Enemion hallii), also known as Hall's Enemion.

Its range is limited to Washington State and Oregon, and it is mostly found on forest floors near streams and rivers.

The five petal flowers tend to grow in bunches and are differentiated from other enemion species by the white anthers. Other enemion species have yellow anthers.

© 2008 Patricia A. Michaels