Scientific Name: Anemone berlandieri
Common Name(s): Tenpetal anemone, tenpetal thimbleweed
Family: Ranunculaceae (buttercup)
Life Cycle: Perennial
Leaf Retention: Deciduous
Habit: Forb
USDA L48 Native Status: Native
Location: Lucas, Texas
Season(s): Winter
Lies! All lies!
First off, when a plant is named “tenpetal,” wouldn’t you expect its defining feature to be flowers with ten petals? But look at this thing. Count’em. Do you see ten? No, that number is highly variable between individuals and is not a reliable key for identifying this species.
Worse, those … aren’t even petals. No, they’re sepals. This plant doesn’t have any petals at all. (When a plant either lacks petals or when its petals and sepals are indistinguishable, the term “tepal” is used, but I’m not enough of an expert to know if it applies here.)
After the flower appears, the stem continues to grow so that the bract becomes sufficiently far down the stem to appear as leaves. Don’t be mistaken. The leaves for this plant grow only at its base.
This plant is a perennial that blooms in late winter and early spring, then goes dormant over summer and fall. White is most common, but the flowers’ colors can range from white to purple.
Two Anemone species, A. berlandieri and A. caroliniana, are found here in North Texas, and they can be difficult to tell apart at first glance. Using this side-by-side comparison, we can identify this as A. berlandieri by the hairs on the stem below the bract even without any basal leaves visible in this photo.
9 notes
·
View notes
A tenpetal thimbleweed (Anemone berlandieri) in Florida, USA
by Alex Roukis
34 notes
·
View notes
April 27, Day 117/118
Day 117 2015
#snapple #realfacts #facts #children #growth #spring #interesting #picoftheday #project365 #day117
But I wilt in summertime!!!
Day 118 2016
Our family likes to create. My brother did this in high school.
#painting #art #create #paint #colors #shadesofspring #pastels #picoftheday #project365 #day118
Day 117 2017
Hot tub soup bowl...
#mcalisters #soup #breadbowl #lunch #yum #sweettea #texas #bruce #shark #gooddaybruce #findingnemo #april #picoftheday #project365 #day117
Good God that looks amazing, I could eat that right now!
Day 117 2018
Ten-Petal Anemone (Anemone berlandieri)
#tenpetalanemone #flowers #wildflowers #petals #sepals #flora #texas #spring #nature #outdoors #april #bouquet #picoftheday #project365 #day117
Day 117 2019
On the hunt for morning snacks!
#pup #puppy #dog #dogsofinstagram #hunt #sniff #search #thenoseknows #nose #smell #nationalsenseofsmellday #april #april27 #2019 #nationalday #nationaldaycalendar #picoftheday #project365 #day117
Day 118 2020
Waiting for some inspiration to come out of this thing!
#creativityblockssuck #art #create #nikon #camera #thingsthatstartwithc #april #april27 #2020 #picoftheday #project365 #day118
Day 117 2021
A bunch of garden phlox for you
#gardenphlox #phlox #flowers #pink #bright #pretty #nature #outdoors #april #april27 #2021 #picoftheday #project365 #day117
Day 117 2022
What better place to perch
#bug #flower #spring #color #april #april27 #2022 #picoftheday #project365 #day117
Day 117 2023
This makes the best pictures! 💙
#beach #water #splash #wave #bluesky #nature #magnus #magnifywater #april #april27 #2023 #picoftheday #project365 #day117
Day 118 2024
Haven’t had dew in awhile so I had to dig one out from last November! No filters or enhancements and look how it glitters. 🤩
#dew #dailytheme #grass #morninglight #glitters #fromthearchives #april #april27 #2023 #picoftheday #project365 #day118
It's a good thing I have plenty to choose from in the archives!
0 notes
A faux color slide film rendering of the Tenpetal Anemone ( Anemone berlandieri), AKA Granny's Nightcap, Southern Anemone, Tenpetal Thimblew
0 notes
March 27, Day 86/87
Day 86 2015
Grandpa's kitty cat, Scratches, looking out the picture window a the birds in the garden.
#kitty #cat #picturewindow #birds #garden #nature #greatview #relaxing #beautiful #chilly #spring #afternoon #country #missouri #picoftheday #project365 #day86
Day 87 2016
I hope you all had a fantastically blessed Easter!!
#easter #happyeaster #easteregg #egghunt #hunt #spring #blessed #beautiful #nature #outdoors #grass #green #shadesofgreen #march #picoftheday #project365 #day87
Day 86 2017
The jewel on my nail polish bottle.
#jewel #glitter #sparkle #nailpolish #rainbow #colors #macro #march #picoftheday #project365 #day86
Day 86 2018
Peggy
#beautiful #colors #iris #marco #upclose #hazeleyes #eyeball #eye #theeyesofmarch #march #picoftheday #project365 #day86
Day 86 2019
A little scribble scrabble before bed
#relax #journal #colorpencils #scribble #nationalscribbleday #march #march27 #2019 #nationalday #nationaldaycalendar #picoftheday #project365 #day86
Day 87 2020
Weeds springing up anywhere they can!
#color #brickroad #texas #spring #green #weeds #springhassprung #march #march27 #2020 #picoftheday #project365 #day87
Day 86 2021
Agave is one silly kitty 😸
#agave #kitty #cat #blackcat #yelloweyes #upsidedown #silly #smile #meow #march #march27 #2021 #picoftheday #project365 #day86
Day 86 2022
Anemone berlandieri or the Tenpetal Anemone (which is awkward bc it doesn’t actually have petals, just colored sepals and obviously more than 10)
#anemoneflower #anemoneberlandieri #wildflowers #spring #texas #nature #march #march27 #2022 #picoftheday #project365 #day86
Day 86 2023
Someone wanted to help me with my writing prompts during book club.
#thanksbud #leo #kitty #cat #furbaby #unbrokenbookclub #marycatherinemcdonald #fullday #march #march27 #2023 #picoftheday #project365 #day86
Day 87 2024
Went hunting for anemones but the tide was keeping the waters secrets.
#secret #dailytheme #huntingforanemones #didntfindevenone #nada #seawall #water #gulf #noanemoneshere #march #march27 #2024 #picoftheday #project365 #day87
If felt like we looked between all the rocks too!!! Where the heck were they all hiding!?
0 notes
Anemone berlandieri.
19 notes
·
View notes
The first spring wildflowers are up (pic from Feb 1). This is Anemone berlandieri, the tenpetal anemone. Most are white, but there are some that come up in a gorgeous blue-purple.
17 notes
·
View notes
Found some striking purple specimens of Anemone berlandieri today.
9 notes
·
View notes