Forest anemone is a wild plant that experts relate to the ranunculaceae family (also belongs to the angiosperms department and the dicotyledon class). It grows in certain places and in limited quantities. Its rhizome, occupying a vertical arrangement, is equipped with additional suction processes that form the entire underground system of the racemose form (some of them are located horizontally, which contributes to the formation of new branches).
Mature forest anemone in the vegetative period can throw a peduncle from 15 to 50 centimeters long. After the appearance of the bud, the next stage begins - a mutation of green short-leaved leaves, which ends as a result of full flowering - one large flower (diameter from 4 to 7 centimeters) is formed. Forest anemone forms near it (usually five) outer leaves of pink or white hue. The flower has many
stamens and pistils, with the first much shorter than the petals.
Forest anemone blooms usually in late spring or early summer (May-June). The first flowering in a plant occurs, as a rule, at a fairly "mature" age - 6–9 years (with a total life span of 10–12 years). Each newly appeared flower lives no more than fifteen days. An important feature of the plant is that the maturation of the stamens always occurs much more slowly than the pistils, therefore it often uses the cross-pollination method. Due to the lack of nectaries, pollinating insects collect only pollen from anemone flowers.
The fruits of anemone forest are the so-called "prefabricated nuts" oval. Their length is from three to four centimeters. The plant propagates in different ways: mainly through wind and ants, as well as using seeds. If we talk about the vegetative method, then in such cases, the division of the rhizome and its offspring is most often used.
Forest anemone is found mainly in the Eurasian zone, and most of it in the steppe or forest-steppe zone. The geography of growth of this plant is quite extensive: from the Arctic to Yakutia and the dense forests of the Amur region. In addition, it can be seen in the Caucasus and the Caucasus. In pine forests, on hills and in ravines, anemone forest (photo) is extremely rare (which is why it is almost impossible to find, for example, in the Smolensk region).
Anemone flowers are very drawn to sunlight. The plant prefers calcareous and sandy soils. In the wild, it can be met by growing small groups or islets. The discovery of anemone took place in the distant 16th century. Currently, the plant is widely used to decorate personal plots and create a variety of garden compositions.
Forest anemone is protected is under state protection (in particular, there is a ban on the collection of plants during flowering). In Belarus, it was listed in the Red Book.