Anemonastrum
Anemonastrum is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. Plants of the genus are native to the temperate and subarctic regions of North America, Greenland, Europe, Asia, South America, and New Zealand. The generic name "Anemonastrum" means "somewhat like anemone", a reference to the "Anemone" genus of closely related plants. It chiefly differs from "Anemone" in having a base chromosome number of x=7, as opposed to x=8. Species. , Kew's Plants of the World Online accepts 38 species in the genus "Anemonastrum":