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Anemonastrum canadense

(L.) Mosyakin

Canada Anemone

G5Secure Found in 14 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.148945

Element CodePDRAN04020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderRanunculales

FamilyRanunculaceae

GenusAnemonastrum

Synonyms

Anemone canadensisL.

Other Common Names

Anémone du Canada (FR) Canadian anemone (EN) Roundleaf Thimbleweed (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-05-13

Change Date1984-02-09

Threat Impact Comments

Somewhat threatened by land-use conversion, habitat fragmentation, and forest management practices (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Saskatchewan	S5	Yes
Nunavut	S2	Yes
New Brunswick	S5	Yes
Northwest Territories	S3	Yes
Nova Scotia	S2	Yes
Quebec	S5	Yes
British Columbia	S3	Yes
Prince Edward Island	S1	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes
Alberta	S5	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S1	Yes
Manitoba	S5	Yes

United StatesN5

Province	Rank	Native
Indiana	S5	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	S3	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Kansas	S3	Yes
Montana	SU	Yes
South Dakota	SNR	Yes
West Virginia	S1	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Kentucky	SX	Yes
Maryland	SH	Yes
Illinois	S3	Yes
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
Missouri	SNR	Yes
Nebraska	SNR	Yes
District of Columbia	SH	Yes
Connecticut	S2	Yes
Virginia	SH	Yes
Tennessee	SX	Yes
Wyoming	S2	Yes
Colorado	S4	Yes
New York	S5	Yes
Vermont	S5	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
Ohio	SNR	Yes
Iowa	S4	Yes
New Jersey	S1	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (14)

Colorado (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Comanche Peak Adjacent Area	Arapaho & Roosevelt NFs	44,158

Michigan (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Fibre	Hiawatha National Forest	7,432

Montana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Burnt Mountain	Custer National Forest	10,698

New Hampshire (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Presidential - Dry River Ext	White Mountain National Forest	10,555
Wild River	White Mountain National Forest	46,878

New Mexico (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Comales Canyon	Carson National Forest	4,389
Pecos	Carson National Forest	13,436

North Dakota (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Durler	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	12,464
Long X Divide	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	10,099
Sheyenne	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	14,537
Venlo	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	5,317

Vermont (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Lye Brook Addition 09085	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	1,111
Wilder Mountain 09082	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	8,759

Wisconsin (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
09154 - St. Peters Dome	Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest	4,002

References (4)

Dodds, J. 2022. <i>Anemone canadensis</i> Rare Plant Profile. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, State Parks, Forests and Historic Sites, State Forest Fire Service and Forestry, Office of Natural Lands Management, New Jersey Natural Heritage Program, Trenton, NJ. 17 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Mosyakin, S.L. 2016. Nomenclatural notes on North American taxa of Anemonastrum and Pulsatilla (Ranunculaceae), with comments on the circumscription of Anemone and related genera. Phytoneuron 2016-76: 1-12.
Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.