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Habitat: |
dry or moist woods |
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Plant Height: |
10-20 cm tall, erect stem |
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Flower Color: |
white (can be pinkish) |
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Flower: |
incomplete; perfect; petals none; 5-10 sepals; pistils typically 8-12; 2 cm wide |
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Inflorescence: |
small umbel usually consisting of 2-3 flowers on long stalks |
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Fruit: |
one-seeded indehiscent (stays closed at maturity) achene |
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Leaves: |
opposite; basal; small whorls of 3-lobes beneath the flower; leaflets are not deeply lobed |
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Bloom Time: |
April-May |
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Origins: |
native |
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Other: |
often confused with False Rue Anemone, Isopyrum biternatum ; A. thalictroides has more sepals and has multiple stamens and pistils while the I. biternatum has many stamens but only 4-7 pistils |