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Broad Leaved Anemone

Anemone hortensis

Description:

Anemone hortensis reaches on average 20–40 cm, the stem is erect. The basal leaves have a petiole 5–10 cm long and are palmate or “hand-shaped”, with 3-5 toothed lobes (picture 3). The solitary flowers are fragrant and range in color from white-bluish or mauve to red-purple, with 12-20 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.

Habitat:

grows on meadow

Notes:

This plant is endemic to Mediterranean basin and it is distributed in France, Italy, Greece, Albania, Serbia, Croatia and Macedonia.

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1 Comment

Jopy
Jopy 10 years ago

Hvala! trudim se, iako bi mogla napraviti i puno bolje slike :)

Jopy
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Jopy

Croatia

Spotted on Feb 26, 2014
Submitted on Feb 26, 2014

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