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BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary


Anemone virginiana var. cylindroidea
riverbank anemone


 
Scientific Name: Anemone virginiana var. cylindroidea Boivin
English Name: riverbank anemone
 
Classification / Taxonomy
Scientific Name - Concept Reference: Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Classification Level: Variety
Species Group: Vascular Plant
Species Code: ANEMVIR3
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
Plantae Anthophyta Dicotyledoneae Ranunculales Ranunculaceae
   
Conservation Status / Legal Designation
Global Status: G5T4T5 (Jul 2016)
Provincial Status: S4 (Apr 2019)
BC List: Yellow
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Ecology & Life History
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(Type / Subtype / Dependence)
Agriculture / Pasture/Old Field / Facultative - frequent use
Forest / Conifer Forest - Mesic (average) / Facultative - frequent use
Forest / Conifer Forest - Moist/wet / Facultative - frequent use
Forest / Deciduous/Broadleaf Forest / Facultative - frequent use
Forest / Mixed Forest (deciduous/coniferous mix) / Facultative - frequent use
Grassland/Shrub / Meadow / Facultative - frequent use
Riparian / Riparian Forest / Facultative - frequent use
Riparian / Riparian Herbaceous / Facultative - frequent use
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Provincial Inventory
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Distribution
Endemic: N
Disjunct, more common elsewhere:
Peripheral, major distribution elsewhere:
 
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References and Related Literature
Douglas, G.W., D. Meidinger, and J. Penny. 2002. Rare Native Vascular Plants of British Columbia, 2nd ed. B.C. Conserv. Data Centre, Terrestrial Inf. Branch, Victoria. 358pp.
Douglas, G.W., D. Meidinger, and J. Pojar, eds. 1999. Illustrated Flora of British Columbia, Vol. 4, Dicotyledons (Orobanchaceae through Rubiaceae). B.C. Minist. Environ., Lands and Parks, and B.C. Minist. For., Victoria. 427pp.
 

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Suggested Citation:

B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Anemone virginiana var. cylindroidea. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 5, 2026).