A plant genus of the family RANUNCULACEAE that contains triterpene saponins. The root of Anemone raddeana is the source of a Chinese folk medicine, zhu jie xian fu. The common name of liverwort is also used with other plants. This genus is unrelated to SEA ANEMONES.
    

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An anemone (Anemone alba): flowering plant. Coloured engraving by Weddell, c. 1820, after J. Curtis.

Anemone plant: flowering stem. Coloured engraving by J. S. Seligmann, c. 1768, after himself.

A large paeony (Paeonia species) surrounded by various flowers and moths. Etching by W. Hollar, 1663, after himself.

A leopard facing left surrounded by various named flowers and insects. Etching by W. Hollar, 1662, after himself.

Two flowering anemones. Coloured lithograph, c. 1850.

An anemone (Anemone hortensis): flowering plant. Coloured engraving, c. 1790.

Four plants, including feverfew (Tanacetum species) and a tulip (Tulipa variegata): flowering stems. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.

An anemone (Anemone species): flowering stem and leaf. Coloured engraving by S. Watts, c. 1831, after M. Hart.

An Anemone plant: two flowering stems, one in outline only. Etching, c. 1787.

Soapwort (Saponaria officinalis) and pasque-flower (Pulsatilla vulgaris): flowering stems. Chromolithograph, c. 1877, after F. E. Hulme.

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An anemone (Anemone hortensis): flowering plant. Coloured engraving, c. 1790.

Four plants, including feverfew (Tanacetum species) and a tulip (Tulipa variegata): flowering stems. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.

An anemone (Anemone species): flowering stem and leaf. Coloured engraving by S. Watts, c. 1831, after M. Hart.

An Anemone plant: two flowering stems, one in outline only. Etching, c. 1787.

Soapwort (Saponaria officinalis) and pasque-flower (Pulsatilla vulgaris): flowering stems. Chromolithograph, c. 1877, after F. E. Hulme.