Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest and in the Olympic Mountains in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the northern Great Plains, Great Lakes region, and northeastern North America.
Habitat: From forest openings in the foothills to alpine meadows.
Flowers: May-August
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Hairy perennial from a branched woody base, the 1-several stems1.5-5 dm. tall.
Basal leaves numerous, the blades 3-10 cm. broad, divided into 3 or 5 sections and cleft 2-3 times, the ultimate segments 2+ mm. broad; the flowering stem naked except for a whorl of 3 leaves near the midpoint, these similar to but smaller than the basal leaves.
Flowers usually 2 or 3; sepals 5-9, oblong-elliptic, 7-15 mm. long, yellowish and tinged with red, blue or purple, especially on the outer surface; petals none; stamens and pistils numerous.
Achenes in a globose cluster, silky-woolly with hairs 3-8 mm. long; styles stout, 1-1.5 mm. long, reddish
Publication: Encycl. suppl. 1: 364. 1810.
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var. multifida – cliff anemone, Pacific anemone, Pacific windflower
Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the northern Great Plains, Great Lakes region, and northeastern North America. -
var. saxicola – hirsute anemone, hirsute windflower Occurring in the Cascades and Olympic Mountains in Washington; Alaska to northeastern Oregon and Nevada, east to Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Anemone multifida in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Anemone multifida checklist entry
OregonFlora: Anemone multifida information
E-Flora BC: Anemone multifida atlas page
CalPhotos: Anemone multifida photos
