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Honey bees
Nectar value
Unknown
Pollen value
Low
Pollinator plant
Blue anemone
Anemone apennina
Pollinator recipe
Plant photos
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A flowering patch of Anemone apennina.
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Pale flowers and lobed leaves of Anemone apennina.
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Common names
3 names · 3 languages- EnglishYour language
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- Blue anemone
Sources & name notes (1)
Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.
Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.
Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.
[1] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Anemone apennina ↗
Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.
Source records
- Apenninen-Windröschen (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 166894; taxon DX6J.
Plant references
Source-backed information
Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.
- Taxonomy
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Anemone apennina is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.
Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.
Sources [1] - Botanical family
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Ranunculaceae
Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.
Sources [1] - Native range
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Corse to Bulgaria.
Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.
Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings
Who this plant supports
Plant profile
About this plant
Blue anemone (Anemone apennina) is a bulbous plant. It flowers from March to April.
Sources and references
References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.
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Catalogue of Life
Anemone apennina — Catalogue of Life COL26.8
COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.
Relevant sections
- Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 4806304; ID DX6J; rank species; status accepted
- Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 4806304; ID DX6J; rank species; status accepted
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Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Anemone apennina — Kew WCVP native distribution
Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.
Supports: Native rangeRelevant sections
- Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 302460; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1164567, 1164569, 1164570, 1164571, 1164572, 1164573, 1164574
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Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.