Enemion bitematum
formerly
Isopyrum bitematum
False Rue Anemone
Eastern North America
Spring ephemeral of rich deciduous woods including floodplain forests.
White petaloid sepals with numerous stamens and simple pistils followed by seeded follicles.
Goes summer dormant with leaves emerging in late fall
Distinguished from Rue Anemone (
Anemonella thalictroides
) by having deeply lobed leaflets and beaked achene fruits.
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