Detail View: Kansas Wildflowers: Anemone caroliniana Walt.
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Catalog Number:
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7072
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Record ID:
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KBS_LARC.7072_1200.Ane_car1.tif
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Global Unique Identifier:
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URN:science:KBS:wildflower:7072
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Institution Code:
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KBS
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Date Last Modified:
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12/16/2004
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Basis Of Record:
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observation
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Scientific Name:
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Anemone caroliniana Walt.
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Family:
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Ranunculaceae
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Genus:
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Anemone
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Species:
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caroliniana
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Scientific Name Author:
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Walt.
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State or Province:
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Kansas
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County:
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McPherson
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Locality:
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Roxbury, 1 mi E. Valley View Memorial Cemetery. Mowed, upland cemetery with abundant native prairie. Soil sandy.
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Physiographic Province:
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Smoky Hills
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Associated Plant Community:
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Mixed-grass Prairie
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Collector:
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Craig C. Freeman
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Date Collected:
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4/3/1995
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Rights:
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Craig C. Freeman
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Source:
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Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
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Genus Name Meaning:
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From Greek anemos, "wind"
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Species Name Meaning:
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of Carolina
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Common Names:
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Carolina anemone
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Description:
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Plant life form: Perennial
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Description:
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Height: 0.5-3 dm
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Description:
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"Species description: Flowers have purple, violet, pink, or white petal-like sepals and bloom from April to May."
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Description:
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"Species description: Short, perennial herb with a single upright flowering stem arising from tuberous thickenings on slender rhizomes. Basal leaves are dissected into 3-lobed segments; stem leaves are deeply dissected into narrow segments. "
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Description:
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Habitat: Prairies.
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Description:
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Range in Kansas: Eastern four-fifths of the state.
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Description:
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Notes: Flowers close at night or on cloudy days.
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Description:
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"Cultivation: Grows best in dry, sandy or gravelly soil in full sun. "
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Description:
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Propagation: Bulbs--spreads in patches in the wild.
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Color:
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Purple
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Color:
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Pink
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Color:
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White
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