Anemone nemorosa (Europe)

Anemone nemorosa L., Sp. Pl. 541 1753. (syn: Anemanthus nemorosus (L.) Fourr. ; Anemonanthea nemorosa (L.) S. F. Gray ; Anemone alba Gilib. ; Anemone intermedia Winkl. ex Pritz.; Anemone nemorosa-alba Crantz ; Anemone pedata Rafin.; Anemone pentaphylla Hook. ex Pritz.; Anemone ranunculoidi-nemorosa Kunze ; Anemonoides nemorosa (L.) J. Holub ; Pulsatilla nemorosa (L.) Schrank );

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Anemone nemorosa is an early-spring flowering plant in the genus Anemone in the family Ranunculaceae, native to Europe. Common names include wood anemone, windflower, thimbleweed, and smell fox, an allusion to the musky smell of the leaves. It is a perennial herbaceous plant growing 5–15 centimetres (2–6 in) tall.

The plants start blooming soon after the foliage emerges from the ground. The leaves are divided into three segments and the flowers, produced on short stems, are held above the foliage with one flower per stem. They grow from underground root-like stems called rhizomes and the foliage dies back down by mid summer (summer dormant). The rhizomes spread just below the soil surface, forming long spreading clumps that grow quickly, contributing to its rapid spread in woodland conditions, where they often carpet large areas.

The flower is 2 centimetres (0.8 in) diameter, with six or seven (and on rare occasions eight to ten) tepals (petal-like segments) with many stamens. In the wild the flowers are usually white but may be pinkish, lilac or blue, and often have a darker tint on the backs of the tepals. The flowers are pollinated by insects, especially hoverflies.^[1]

Grown from seed the plants take around five years to flower. ^[2]

The yellow wood anemone (Anemone ranunculoides) is a similar plant with slightly smaller, yellow flowers.

The plant contains poisonous chemicals that are toxic to animals including humans, but it has also been used as a medicine. All parts of the plant contain protoanemonin, which can cause severe skin and gastrointestinal irritation, bitter taste and burning in the mouth and throat, mouth ulcers, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and hematemesis.^[3]

Anemone nemorosa is grown as an ornamental plant for use in gardens and parks. Many cultivars have been selected for garden use.

(from Wikipedia on 27.10.16)
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Plant for ID :: Zurich, CH :: EU-ARKOCT22 : 11 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3)
This again was captured near Zurich, CH in April 2016. It was a field full of beautiful wild flowers.
Requested to please provide ID.

Can this be Anemone nemorosa?

Looks like Anemone nemorosa (Wood anemone) see http://eol.org/pages/596862/media

Yes, Anemone nemorosa is very likely given the locality and season.

it is

Yes, this does seem to match Anemone nemorosa ‘Wood Anemone’ a gregarious herb of deciduous woodland in the UK. Throughout the northern temperate zone of Central & Western Europe

buschwindröschen (anemone)

SK 3523 29 May 2022: 5 very high res. images.