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Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Mid-Atlantic bloom time: March - May
Wood Anemone's basal leaves are actually solitary, branching into 3 leaflets, 2 of which are highly cut, making it appear to have 5 leaves. Hence the species epithet quinquefolia, meaning 5 leaves.
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20 April 2022
Prince William Forest Park, Quantico, VA 
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18 May 2022
Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA 
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20 April 2022
Prince William Forest Park, Quantico, VA 
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20 April 2022
Prince William Forest Park, Quantico, VA (basal leaf, showing its division into 3 leaflets, 2 of which are almost divided) 
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10 April 2019
Scotts Run Preserve, McLean, VA 
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