Nov. 13, 2020
false rue-anemone, Enemion biternatum
False rue-anemone is a spring ephemeral, popping up in early spring, then gone with the season. Most plants in the buttercup family are toxic, which correlates to use as herbal medicine. But another correlation is that the plant be easily recognized. This one seems to fail that test. It looks too much like rue-anemone or wood anemone. I have found no mention of its use. False rue-anemone grows in woodlands in AL, AR, FL(E), IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NY, OH, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV, and ON(E). Lenawee Co MI, 4/29/11. Buttercup family, Ranunculaceae.
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Hi Denise
Just thinking it's almost time to come look for Platanthera flava. Bob
Hi Bob:
I found it on Eber Rd, about 1.5 mi S. of Kitty Todd Preserve 1/4 mi from Metroparks land. I’m guessing it came in on the RR. (NwOhio)
Apparently so, but not on all plants. The brown only shows a little in this image.
Regarding umber pussytoes, one reference calls it brown-brackted pussytoes. Are it's bracts browner than other pussytoes?