ANEMONE CYLINDRICA Gray Prairie Thimbleweed FAMILY: Ranunculaceae HABIT: Erect, herbaceous perennial, 3-10 dm.; flowering June-August; fruiting July-September.

SIMILAR SPECIES: Superficially resembles A. virginiana and A. canadensis. A. cylindrica has a cylindrical fruit head and 3-10 involucral leaves, which are petioled. A. virginiana has an ovoid fruit head and rarely more than 3 involucral leaves, also petioled. A. canadensis has sessile involucral leaves. TOTAL RANGE: ME to B.C., s. to NJ, OH, MO, and AZ