Anemone occidentalis

Family / Families: Ranunculaceae
Scientific Name(s): Anemone occidentalis Wats.
Location(s): E.C. Manning Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
Entry Author(s): Daniel Mosquin
Copyright Holder(s): Daniel Mosquin
Image License: Creative Commons License
Tags: British Columbia, Canada, Photo by Daniel, Ranunculaceae, Ranunculales

The disintegrating fruiting heads of Anemone occidentalis

This is another plant with a suite of common names, including the literal “western anemone”.

I prefer the whimsical “tow-headed baby”, referring to the whitish-blonde colour caused by the long hair-like persistent styles attached to the individual fruits (perhaps more readily seen in this photograph of Anemone occidentalis via CalPhotos.