Wood Anemone

 This little plant is very ethereal looking ... the flower is only one half inch to an inch in size, and its stem is so delicate. It is also called the Wind Flower. The word Anemone is based on the Greek word for wind. This plant does not need insects to pollinate it and so it has no nectar. But, ants are the ones who plant the seeds that this flower produces in the fall. The seeds are coated with a substance that the ants like. The ant will go great distances to bring the seeds back to their under ground tunnels. After making a nice meal of what coats the seeds, the ant places the seeds in an empty room in their underground nest, where it waits until Spring to sprout. The Wood Anemone is not endangered but it is not plentiful.

Where I found it : In the woods not far from a stream