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Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Mid-Atlantic bloom time: late April - June
Rue Anemone has white to pinkish-white flowers and rounded tulip-shaped leaves.
Rue Anemone was originally assigned in 1753 by Linnaeus to the genus Anemone, then transferred into its own genus Anemonella, before being transferred to the Meadow-Rue genus Thalictrum in 1957. DNA evidence has since supported the latter placement.