Quercus

Wood Anemone

Anemone quinquefolia

Native to Georgia (estimated)

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

2CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including GA

Genus host records with ranges including GA · Anemone

  • Loscopia velataVeiled Ear Moth, Veiled Grass Moth
  • Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
1BeesSoutheastern regional records
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
2BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Anemone

  • Lagopus mutaRock Ptarmigan
  • Somateria mollissimaCommon Eider
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
1AntsRecorded seed interactions
  • Aphaenogaster rudis

Aphaenogaster rudis: Seed dispersal.

No records yet · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Ranunculaceae
Flower color
White, green or brown

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
  • Flower color · “White, green or brown” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
  • Height · “4–8 inches” · Tennessee Smart Yards · Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading
  • Life cycle · “Perennial” · Minnesota Wildflowers
  • Light · “Shade (minimum requirement); Partial sun (minimum requirement); Full sun (minimum requirement)” · Virginia DCR Piedmont · Virginia regional planting chart; sunlight is a minimum requirement, moisture is low/moderate/high
  • Soil · “moderately wet” · Tennessee Smart Yards · Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading
Also known as

Wood Anemone

Conservation status

Georgia rankNot available
Global rankG5
GA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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