Anemone nemorosa L.

Spice In the field

Family: RANUNCULACEAE

Genus: Anemone

Catalan common name: Búixol.

Spanish common name: Anemona de los bosques. Nemorosa.

Province distribution: Barcelona. Castelló. Girona.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Eurosiberian

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Geophyte.

Habitats: Fir forest and beech forest. River forests.

Characteristics: Moist, deciduous forests (beechwoods, alderwoods, etc.) or evergreen (pineries, firwoods). A bulbous plant with basal leaves 1-2 palmatisects. The flowers (those that are solitary) bear an involucre of leaves similar to the basals, with a petiole longer than 1 cm. The white tepals (rarely pink) and glabrous.