Anemone berlandieri

Anemone berlandieri, commonly known as tenpetal thimbleweed or tenpetal anemone, is a rhizomatous perennial flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae.^[2] It is native to much of the Southern United States, where it flowers in the late winter and spring, between February and April. The specific epithet berlandieri honors Jean-Louis Berlandier (1803–1851), a botanist who explored Texas and Mexico in the nineteenth century.^[3]

Anemone berlandieri
Purple flower in Denton County, Texas
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Genus:	Anemone
Species:	A. berlandieri
Binomial name
Anemone berlandieri Pritz.
Synonyms
Anemone caroliniana Torr. & A.Gray Anemone decapetala var. heterophylla (Nutt.) Britton & Rusby Anemone heterophylla (Nutt.) Alph.Wood

Distribution and habitat

Anemone berlandieri is native to much of the Southern United States, from Texas to Florida. It ranges as far north as Kansas, and as far south as northeast Mexico. There is also an isolated population in the southern Appalachian Mountains.^[2][4] It grows in sunny open areas, such as prairies and hillsides, and in wooded areas over a thin shale substrate.^[5]

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  Flowers and flower buds in Williamson County, Texas
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  Growing in a lawn in Dallas County, Texas

  

  The seeds of anemone berlandieri (tenpetal anemone)