# Anemonoides apennina

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Species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae

Anemonoides apennina Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Embryophytes Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Spermatophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Order: Ranunculales Family: Ranunculaceae Genus: Anemonoides Species: A. apennina Binomial name Anemonoides apennina (L.) Holub Synonyms[1] Anemonanthea apennina (L.) Gray Anemone apennina Lange Anemone coerulea Lam Anemone coerulescens Lange Anemone pygmaea H.Vilm. Anemone pyrenaica Pall. ex Pritz.

***Anemonoides apennina*** (syn. *Anemone apennina*), the **Apennine anemone** or **blue anemone**, is a [flowering plant](/source/Flowering_plant) in the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Ranunculaceae](/source/Ranunculaceae).[1][2] It is a [rhizomatous](/source/Rhizome) [perennial plant](/source/Perennial_plant), [native](/source/Native_plant) to southern central Europe, taking its name from the [Apennine Mountains](/source/Apennine_Mountains), but widely [naturalised](/source/Naturalisation_(biology)) elsewhere in Europe, including the United Kingdom.[3] It can be confused with *[Anemonoides nemorosa](/source/Anemonoides_nemorosa)* which it resembles. It grows to 20 cm. In early spring it produces single blue [flowers](/source/Flower) above ferny foliage, which dies down in summer. The flowers are about 3.5 cm across, with 10-15 narrow petals. The [leaves](/source/Leaf) are palmate with dark green 3-lobed, toothed leaflets.[4] The leaves are hairy underneath, which is how this plant may be distinguished from the similar *[Anemone blanda](/source/Anemonoides_blanda)*.[5] It is especially valued for its ability to colonise [deciduous](/source/Deciduous) woodlands, but it is also found in open scrub, under park trees, and near former habitation.[3] This plant has gained the [Royal Horticultural Society](/source/Royal_Horticultural_Society)'s [Award of Garden Merit](/source/Award_of_Garden_Merit).[2]

Eating *A. apennina* may cause mild stomach upset, and contact with the skin may cause irritation.[4]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-powo_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-powo_1-1) ["*Anemonoides apennina* (L.) Holub"](https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:708739-1). *Plants of the World Online*. [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew](/source/Royal_Botanic_Gardens%2C_Kew). Retrieved 9 August 2020.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-rhs_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-rhs_2-1) ["RHS Plant Selector Anemone apennina AGM / RHS Gardening"](https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/1214/Anemone-apennina/Details). Apps.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-BSBI_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-BSBI_3-1) ["*Anemone apennina* L."](https://plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9h.v7b) *BSBI Plant Atlas 2020*. Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-shoot_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-shoot_4-1) Shoot. ["Anemone apennina Apennine Blue Care Plant Varieties & Pruning Advice"](http://www.shootgardening.co.uk/plant/anemone-apennina). *www.shootgardening.co.uk*. Retrieved 2021-05-03.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Fogliani_5-0)** Fogliani, J.; Chauvin, G.; Pons, R.; Ohresser, P. (October 1975). "[Anesthesia and resuscitation of a thoracic-injured patient just arriving at the hospital]". *Annales de l'anesthésiologie française*. **16** (6): 1L–6L. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0003-4061](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0003-4061). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [2053](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2053).

Taxon identifiers Anemonoides apennina Wikidata: Q55813519 CoL: DXPT GBIF: 3922062 IPNI: 708739-1 Plant List: kew-2638854 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:708739-1 Tropicos: 100289087 WFO: wfo-0000535960 Anemone apennina Wikidata: Q161052 Wikispecies: Anemonoides apennina BOLD: 754343 CoL: DX6J EoL: 5518635 EPPO: ANMAP EUNIS: 177220 GBIF: 3927746 iNaturalist: 59274 IPNI: 708236-1 ISC: 112267 NBN: NBNSYS0000002702 NCBI: 1077385 Observation.org: 6425 Open Tree of Life: 836014 PFI: 1046 Plant List: kew-2638025 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:708236-1 RHS: 1214 Tropicos: 27102085 WFO: wfo-0000535081

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