''Anemonoides lancifolia'' (formerly known as ''Anemone lancifolia''), the lanceleaf anemone or mountain thimbleweed, is an

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plant species in the family

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. Plants grow 20 to 30 cm tall, growing from a horizontally orientated rhizome, flowering mid spring to early summer. The flowers have white sepals that are 12–20 mm long. This species much resembles ''

Anemonoides quinquefolia ''Anemonoides quinquefolia'' (French: anémone à cinq folioles), a flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, is native to North America. It is commonly called wood anemone or windflower, not to be confused with ''Anemonoides nemoro ...

'', of which it was formerly considered a subspecies, except that it is larger growing. After flowering fruits called ''achene''s are formed in a small cluster, each achene is 3.5–5 mm long, lacks wings and has a straight or partly curved beak that is 1–1.5 mm long. Both the Latin and common names reference the leaf shape, which is thinner and with distinctive serration when compared to ''A. quinquefolia''. It is native to the eastern United States in

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, and

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. ''Anemone lancifolia'' is normally found growing in rich damp soils in woods.

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lancifolia Flora of the Northeastern United States Flora of the Southeastern United States Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Ranunculales-stub