{{short description|Species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae}} {{Speciesbox | image = Anemone apennina.jpg | image_caption = | genus = Anemonoides | species = apennina | authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]) Holub | synonyms = *''Anemonanthea apennina'' <small>(L.) Gray</small> *''Anemone apennina'' <small>Lange</small> *''Anemone coerulea'' <small>Lam</small> *''Anemone coerulescens'' <small>Lange</small> *''Anemone pygmaea'' <small>H.Vilm.</small> *''Anemone pyrenaica'' <small>Pall. ex Pritz.</small> | synonyms_ref = {{r|powo}} }}
'''''Anemonoides apennina''''' (syn. ''Anemone apennina''), the '''Apennine anemone''' or '''blue anemone''', is a [[flowering plant]] in the [[Family (taxonomy)|family]] [[Ranunculaceae]].{{r|powo}}{{r|rhs}} It is a [[rhizome|rhizomatous]] [[perennial plant]], [[native plant|native]] to southern central Europe, taking its name from the [[Apennine Mountains]], but widely [[Naturalisation (biology)|naturalised]] elsewhere in Europe, including the United Kingdom.{{r|BSBI}} It can be confused with ''[[Anemonoides nemorosa]]'' which it resembles. It grows to 20 cm. In early spring it produces single blue [[Flower|flowers]] above ferny foliage, which dies down in summer. The flowers are about 3.5 cm across, with 10-15 narrow petals. The [[Leaf|leaves]] are palmate with dark green 3-lobed, toothed leaflets.<ref name=shoot>{{Cite web|last=Shoot|title=Anemone apennina Apennine Blue Care Plant Varieties & Pruning Advice|url=http://www.shootgardening.co.uk/plant/anemone-apennina|access-date=2021-05-03|website=www.shootgardening.co.uk|language=en}}</ref> The leaves are hairy underneath, which is how this plant may be distinguished from the similar ''[[Anemonoides blanda|Anemone blanda]]''.<ref name=Fogliani>{{Cite journal|last1=Fogliani|first1=J.|last2=Chauvin|first2=G.|last3=Pons|first3=R.|last4=Ohresser|first4=P.|date=October 1975|title=[Anesthesia and resuscitation of a thoracic-injured patient just arriving at the hospital]|journal=Annales de l'anesthésiologie française|volume=16|issue=6|pages=1L–6L|issn=0003-4061|pmid=2053}}</ref> It is especially valued for its ability to colonise [[deciduous]] woodlands, but it is also found in open scrub, under park trees, and near former habitation.{{r|BSBI}} This plant has gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]].{{r|rhs}}
Eating ''A. apennina'' may cause mild stomach upset, and contact with the skin may cause irritation.<ref name=shoot />
==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=BSBI>{{cite web |work=BSBI Plant Atlas 2020 |url=https://plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9h.v7b |title=''Anemone apennina'' L.|publisher=Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland |date=|access-date=15 April 2023}}</ref> <ref name=powo>{{cite web |title=''Anemonoides apennina'' (L.) Holub |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:708739-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=[[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]] |accessdate=9 August 2020}}</ref> <ref name=rhs>{{cite web|url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/1214/Anemone-apennina/Details |title=RHS Plant Selector Anemone apennina AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |date=|accessdate=12 April 2020}}</ref> }}
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[[Category:Anemonoides|apennina]] [[Category:Plants described in 1753]] [[Category:Botanical taxa named by Carl Linnaeus]] {{Ranunculaceae-stub}}