Anemone hortensis, commonly called Broad Leaved Anemone, is a perennial herbaceous

Herbaceous

A herbaceous plant is a plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. They have no persistent woody stem above ground...

 plant with an underground rhizome

Rhizome

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, belonging to the genus Anemone of the Ranunculaceae

Ranunculaceae

Ranunculaceae are a family of about 1700 species of flowering plants in about 60 genera, distributed worldwide....

 family. The Genus name “Anemone” comes from the Greek ἄνεμος (anemos, meaning wind ), as an ancient legend tells that the flowers opens only when the wind blows. The Species Latin name “hortensis” (fron “hortus” = vegetable garden) refers to the easiness with this plant can be cultivated.

Description

Anemone hortensis reaches on average 20–40 cm (7.9–15.7 ) of height. The stem is erect and pubescent. The basal leaves have a petiole 5–10 cm (2–3.9 ) long and are palmate or “hand-shaped”, with 3-5 toothed lobes. The solitary flowers are fragrant and range in color from white-bluish or mauve to red-purple, with a diameter of 3–6 cm (1.2–2.4 ). They have 12-20 lanceolate and acute petals, with numerous bluish or violet stamens and blue anthers. The flowering period extends from March through May. This plant is pollinated by wind or dispersed by animals.

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Distribution

This plant is endemic to Mediterranean basin and it is distributed in France

France

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, Italy

Italy

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, Greece

Greece

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, Albania

Albania

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, Serbia

Serbia

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, Croatia

Croatia

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 and Macedonia

Republic of Macedonia

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Habitat

These plants grow at an altitude of 0–1200 m (0–3,937 ) above sea level (rarely up to 1800 metres (5,905.5 ft)). They are found in woods, vineyards, lawns and bushes.