English: Western false rue anemone; False rue-anemone.
Name: Enemion comes from the Greek ēnémion, anemone.
Synonym: Isopyrum occidentale.
Genus: 5 species.
Region: North America; California.
Habitat: forest, woodland, chaparral habitats; mountain ranges.
BotanyHerb; small perennial herb; spring ephemerals.
Stem: smooth, naked, erect, unbranched; 25 cm tall.
Leaves: toward the top of the stems; green; cloverlike; divided into usually three irregular lobes.
Inflorescence:
Flowers: solitary; petite with white to very light lavender petallike sepals; petals lacking; white stamens with yellow anthers; white styles with yellow stigmas.
TaxonomyIsopyrum is similar, and has species native to Europe and Asia.