Anemonoides sylvestris

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Ranunculaceae
Subfamilia: Ranunculoideae
Tribus: Anemoneae
Genus: Anemonoides
Species: Anemonoides sylvestris
Name

Anemonoides sylvestris (L.) Galasso, Banfi & Soldano, Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. Mus. Civico Storia Nat. Milano 146(2): 222 (2005).
Synonyms

Basionym
Anemone sylvestris L., Sp. Pl.: 540 (1753).
Homotypic
Oriba sylvestris (L.) Opiz, Seznam: 70 (1852).
Heterotypic
Anemone alba Juss., Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 3: 248 (1804).
Anemone hirsuta Gilib., Fl. Lit. Inch. 2: 276 (1782).
Anemone pratensis Pall. ex Pritz., Linnaea 15: 637 (1842).
Anemone sordida Schur, Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 3 (1866).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
Regional: Northern Europe
Sweden.
Regional: Middle Europe
Austria, Belgium (extinct, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland.
Regional: Southwestern Europe
France.
Regional: Southeastern Europe
Bulgaria, Italy, Romania, Yugoslavia.
Regional: Eastern Europe
Belarus, Baltic States, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
Regional: Siberia
Altay, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Tuva, West Siberia, Yakutskiya.
Regional: Russian Far East
Amur.
Regional: Middle Asia
Kazakhstan.
Regional: Caucasus
North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
Regional: China
Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, China North-Central, Tibet.
Regional: Mongolia
Mongolia.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Banfi, E.A., Galasso, G. & Soldano, A. 2005. Notes on systematics and taxonomy for the Italian vascular flora. 1. Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano 146(2): 219–244. BHL Reference page.
Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 540. Reference page.

Links

Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Anemonoides sylvestris. Accessed: 9 Aug 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Anemonoides sylvestris. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Aug 9. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Anemonoides sylvestris in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Aug 9. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2021. Anemonoides sylvestris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Aug 9.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Anemonoides sylvestris. Published online. Accessed: 9 Aug 2021.
Tela Botanica (ed.) 2000 onwards: Tela Botanica. Le réseau de la botanique francophone. eFlore. Anemonoides sylvestris. Association Tela Botanica, Montpellier, France. Accessed: 2021 Aug 9.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Anemonoides sylvestris in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names
العربية: شقار حرجي
azərbaycanca: Meşəlik əsməsi
беларуская: Кураслеп лясны
kaszëbsczi: Lesnô kòzogrësc
čeština: Sasanka lesní
dansk: Sommer-Anemone
Deutsch: Großes Windröschen
English: Snowdrop Anemone
español: Anémona copo de nieve
eesti: Metsülane
suomi: Arovuokko
français: Anémone sauvage
hornjoserbsce: Wulki podlěsk
magyar: Erdei szellőrózsa
lietuvių: Lieknoji plukė
latviešu: Meža vizbulis
polski: Zawilec wielkokwiatowy
русский: Ветреница лесная
slovenčina: Veternica lesná
svenska: Tovsippa
українська: Анемона лісова
中文: 大花银莲花

Anemonoides sylvestris (syn. Anemone sylvestris), known as snowdrop anemone or snowdrop windflower, is a perennial plant flowering in spring, native to meadows and dry deciduous woodlands of central and western Europe and temperate Asia.[1][2] It forms spreading patches, sometimes aggressively spreading.[2]

Another name is wood anemone, but this more commonly refers to the European A. nemorosa or the North American A. quinquefolia.

Description

The species grows 1–1.5 feet (0.30–0.46 m) tall with white flowers which bloom in April.[2]
Cultivation

Cultivars include Anemonoides sylvestris 'Madonna'.
References

"Anemonoides sylvestris (L.) Galasso, Banfi & Soldano". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
"Anemone sylvestris - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 20 December 2020.