Wood Anemone

Anemone nemorosa 

TQ4793 20/03/2024  ©Raymond Small 

Wood anemones grow in shaded ancient woodland; a short perennial with unbranched stems.  Single white flowers with yellow centres appear from March until May. The flowers have 5-9 white sepals which are tinged pink on the underside. There are no petals.  It cannot rely on its seeds because they are mostly infertile so the plant spreads gradually through root growth. The leaves grow in whorls.

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