Wild anemone


Wild anemone

Anemone tenuifolia

Scientific name

Tufted perennial to 40cm with leathery leaves that are twice or thrice divided into triangular, 3-toothed segments, the margins rolled under; bears solitary, large pinkish-white flowers on woolly peduncles, the sepals silky beneath.

Ranunculus Family

Information sourced from 'Field Guide to Fynbos' by John Manning. Struik Nature, Cape Town, 2007.

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Image credit: Jon Richfield

Important characteristics

Conservation status: Least Concern

This species was selected because it has various important characteristics.

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