Flower profile
Tenpetal anemone
Anemone berlandieri
Tenpetal anemone (Anemone berlandieri) is a flowering plant in the Ranunculaceae family, native in the lower 48 states, blooming mostly February–March across the U.S.
Tenpetal anemone is a wildflower that USDA PLANTS lists as native in the lower 48 states. In Texas it's most often seen in bloom in February–March.
*iNaturalist research-grade observations, as of October 17, 2026.
On our lists for: Texas
Quick look
Anemone berlandieri, commonly known as tenpetal thimbleweed or tenpetal anemone, is a rhizomatous perennial flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. It is native to much of the Southern United States, where it flowers in the late winter and spring, between February and April.
- It belongs to the Ranunculaceae family. iNaturalist
- USDA PLANTS describes it as an herb (forb) with a perennial life cycle. USDA PLANTS
- USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 12 states. USDA PLANTS
- NatureServe lists it as native to Texas. NatureServe
- In Texas, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in February–March. iNaturalist
- iNaturalist has 15,137 research-grade sightings of it in Texas, ranking #31 among the 169 flowers on our Texas list. iNaturalist
When does it bloom?
In Texas, most flowering sightings come in February–March.
Conservation status
- Federal (U.S. ESA)
- Not listed No U.S. Endangered Species Act listing in the USFWS ECOS database. USFWS ECOS
- NatureServe global
- G4 Apparently secure worldwide. NatureServe
- Texas
- Not listed Not on Texas endangered and threatened plants (31 Tex. Admin. Code § 69.8), as listed by Texas Parks and Wildlife. NatureServe: SNR, not yet ranked in Texas. 31 TAC 69.8
- Rare elsewhere
- Other states where NatureServe ranks it rare or missing: GA (S1), KS (S2), LA (S2), NC (S1), SC (S1), VA (S1). (S1 critically imperiled, S2 imperiled, SH possibly extirpated, SX presumed extirpated.)
Checked October 17, 2026. Rankings and lists can change, so follow the links for the latest.
Can you eat it?
None of the sources we checked (NC State Extension (no page for this plant), USDA PLANTS) say whether it's edible or poisonous for people.
It isn't on the ASPCA plant list.
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Where does it grow?
USDA PLANTS records tenpetal anemone in 12 states.
recorded by USDA PLANTS on our state lists not recorded
See the full list of states
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia.
Texas counties with USDA records: Bandera, Bastrop, Bee, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Bosque, Bowie, Brazoria, Brazos, Brewster, Briscoe, Brown, Burleson, Burnet, Calhoun, Callahan, Coleman, Collin, Comal, Coryell, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Eastland, Edwards, Fayette, Floyd, Fort Bend, Frio, Galveston, Gillespie, Goliad, Gonzales, Grayson, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hamilton, Harris, Hays, Hunt, Johnson, Karnes, Kaufman, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Kleberg, Lavaca, Leon, Live Oak, Madison, Marion, McCulloch, McLennan, Medina, Milam, Mills, Nolan, Ochiltree, Real, Roberts, Robertson, San Patricio, Schleicher, Somervell, Sutton, Tarrant, Taylor, Tom Green, Travis, Val Verde, Victoria, Washington, Wheeler.
Names, range and relatives
Other scientific names (synonyms in USDA PLANTS): Anemone heterophylla.
County records: USDA PLANTS lists it in 132 counties across 9 states; the most are in Texas (76), Arkansas (15), Oklahoma (14).
Other Anemone on Bloomipedia (2): Cylindrical thimbleweed, Tuber anemone.
More from the Ranunculaceae family (48 on Bloomipedia; most observed first): Lesser celandine, Rue anemone, Red columbine, Wood anemone, Western columbine, Marsh marigold, White baneberry, Round-lobed hepatica.
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Sources
- USDA, NRCS. PLANTS Database, profile ANBE.
- iNaturalist, Anemone berlandieri: taxonomy, research-grade observation counts and “Flowering” annotations, retrieved October 17, 2026.
- Wikipedia, Anemone berlandieri (lead quoted under CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Texas: Texas endangered and threatened plants (31 Tex. Admin. Code § 69.8), as listed by Texas Parks and Wildlife.
- Texas: Texas noxious and invasive plant list (4 Tex. Admin. Code § 19.300(a)).
- USFWS, ECOS species database (ESA listing check), October 17, 2026.
- NatureServe Explorer, Anemone berlandieri (global and state ranks).
- Edibility and toxicity: no source found (marked "not well documented").
- Photo: Adam Kranz via iNaturalist · CC0 · resized.