Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa)
April 18, 2009 Filed in: April | March | May | Spring Flowers | White Flowers
This plant is only visible for a short while, after it’s flowered and the fruits have ripened the plant withdraws its upper parts staying below ground until spring. There’s a variation in the number of petals between 6 and 8.
The plant can spread using seeds but it also uses an extensive root system shooting stems up over an area. If you see a group of these flowers it’s highly likely it’s a single individual

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April 18 2010
Lots of these wood anenome found today in the mountain region above Sion, north side, below Anzerre. Deep mauve and white, all with seven petals. Also called ‘cookoo flower’
we saw a lot last week around the Anniviers, above Pinsec and St-Jean where there’s always a lot.