Question: I have been trying to ID a common spring ephemeral. Thru other sources I think it is Anemone quinquefolia (wood …
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I have been trying to ID a common spring ephemeral. Thru other sources I think it is Anemone quinquefolia (wood anemone, wood windflower). Why could I not find it in the GoBotany simple key using: Flower color-white; Flower symmetry-radial; Number of sepals, petals-five? I attach a photo just in case my ID is wrong.
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Dear JillerMiller, good morning. You are correct with your identification. This is Anemone quinquefolia. Why you could not find it in Go Botany is not yet known to me, but we can try to figure it out. Be aware that this species has petaloid sepals (it does not have petals), so that could be a place you went wrong. By convention, if a species has a single whorl of perianth parts, they are referred to as sepals (in most genera, including those in the crowfoot family). Feel free to email me at ahaines[at]newenglandwild.org and we can discuss further if you would like.
