Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Anemone tuberosa Rydberg
(Desert Anemone, Desert Thimbleweed)

Family: Ranunculaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
By var. see Allred

Anemone tuberosa lives among rocky cliffs at middle elevation. The showy flowers have no petals, and have white sepals tinged with pink toward the apex. The fruiting heads are oblong and the achenes are hairy.
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Anemone tuberosa, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., FR828, Apr. 11, 2007



Anemone tuberosa, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger, Mel Moe, Leith Young & Charles Holmes, Peloncillo Mtns. near Rodeo, March 12, 2010



Anemone tuberosa, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns. CF Canyon, March 19, 2010



Anemone tuberosa, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns. CF Canyon, March 19, 2010



Anemone tuberosa, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, March 21, 2010


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