Sandra Bartocha / Liverwort (Anemone hepatica), Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pommerania, Germany

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Flowering Henbit deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule) and Poppy anemone (Anemone coronaria) covered in raindrops, Omalos, Crete, Greece, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Poppy anemone (Anemone coronaria) flowers and seed heads, Omalos, Crete, Greece, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Two Poppy anemone (Anemone coronaria) flowers, Omalos, Crete, Greece, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Narcissus-flowered anemone (Anemone narcissiflora) close-up of flower, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Narcissus-flowered anemone (Anemone narcissiflora) flowers, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Rautiainen / Anemones growing around oak tree, Puhtu, Estonia, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Schandy / Anemone sp flower, close up of stamens, Mount Cheget, Caucasus, Russia, June 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Schandy / (Anemone sp) flowers, Mount Cheget, Caucasus, Russia, June 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Schandy / Anemone in flower, Mount Cheget, Caucasus, Russia, June 2008

Jeff Rotman / Northern Red Anemone (Tealia crassicornis / Urticina felina) feeding on Forbes starfish (Asterias forbesi). Bay of Fundy, Canada, Atlantic Ocean.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Anemone flower {Anemone berlandieri} Texas, USA.

Doug Wechsler / Sea anemone feeds on starfish, Puget Sound, Washington, USA

MYN / Marko Masterl / Yellow wood anemone (Anemone ranunculoides) in flower, woodland, Kocevje, Slovenia, Europe, April. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Marko Masterl / Yellow wood anemone (Anemone ranunculoides) in flower, woodland, Kocevje, Slovenia, Europe, April. meetyourneighbours.net project

Kerstin Hinze / Grecian windflower (Anemone blanda), cultivated in Botanical Garden Brunswick, Germany

Kerstin Hinze / Anemone (Anemone coronaria de Caen) cultivated garden plant, Germany

Philippe Clement / Yellow Wood Anemone / Buttercup anemone (Anemone ranunculoides) in flower. Luxembourg, April.

Philippe Clement / Yellow Wood Anemone / Buttercup Anemone (Anemone ranunculoides) in flower. Luxembourg, April.

Kirkendall-Spring / Mountain pasqueflower (Anemone occidentaiis) flowering on Mazama Ridge, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA, August

Grzegorz Lesniewski / Narcissus Anemone (Anemone narcissiflora) in flower. Tatra Mountains National Park, the Carpathians, Poland, June.

Georgette Douwma / Tube anemone (Cerianthus sp) lives on sandy substrate in a sturdy, parchment-like tube of its own making in which it can retract suddenly. Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Georgette Douwma / Disc anemone / corallimorph (Discosoma sp) Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Aflo / ic-08501 Anemonefish and Sea anemone on coral reef. Fiji, Pacific.

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Lined butterflyfish (Chaetodon lineolatus) swimming over coral reef, sea anemone closing for defence. This is the largest species in the genus. Indonesia

Jean E. Roche / Narcissus anemone {Anemone narcissiflora} in flower, Ubaye, Alps, France

Robert Thompson / Poppy anemone (Anemone coronata) The Peleponnese, Southern Greece. April.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Chamomile and red Poppy anemones (Anemone coronaria) flowering in a field, Katharo ,Crete, Greece, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Chamomile and red Poppy anemones (Anemone coronaria) flowering in a field, Katharo, Crete, Greece, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Chamomile and red Poppy anemones (Anemone coronaria) flowering in a field, Katharo ,Crete, Greece, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Poppy anemones (Anemone coronaria) a flower and a seed head covered in raindrops, Omalos, Crete, Greece, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Two Poppy anemone (Anemone coronaria) flowers, Omalos, Crete, Greece, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Poppy anemone (Anemone coronaria) flower, Omalos, Crete, Greece, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Poppy anemones (Anemone coronaria) in flower, Omalos, Crete, Greece, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Flowering Henbit deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule) and Poppy anemone (Anemone coronaria) Omalos, Crete, Greece, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Chamomile and red Poppy anemones (Anemone coronaria) flowering in a field, Katharo, Crete, Greece, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Narcissus-flowered anemone (Anemone narcissiflora) flowers, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Narcissus-flowered anemone (Anemone narcissiflora) in flower, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Narcissus-flowered anemone (Anemone narcissiflora) flowers, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Narcissus-flowered anemone (Anemone narcissiflora) flowers, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Schandy / (Anemone sp) flowers, Mount Cheget, Caucasus, Russia, June 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Schandy / Close-up of (Anemone sp) flower, Mount Cheget, Caucasus, Russia, June 2008

Juergen Freund / Tube anemone {Cereanthus membranaceus} Mediterranean

Juergen Freund / Tube anemone {Cereanthus sp} Mediterranean

Constantinos Petrinos / Tube anemone {Cereanthus sp} Sulawesi, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Tube anemone {Cereanthus sp} Mediterranean

Jeff Rotman / Northern Red Anemone (Tealia crassicornis / Urticina felina) feeding. Bay of Fundy, Canada, Atlantic Ocean.

Jeff Rotman / Northern Red Anemone (Tealia crassicornis). California, USA, Pacific Ocean.

Jeff Rotman / Northern Red Anemone (Tealia crassicornis / Urticina felina) feeding on plankton. Bay of Fundy, Canada, Atlantic Ocean.

Florian Graner / Sea anemone hybrid (Bolocera) x (Aiptasia) Josenfjord, Norway

Doug Wechsler / Sea anemone (Tealia sp) PAcific coast of USA

Jean E. Roche / A purple anemone (Anemone stellata) Corsica, France

Doug Wechsler / Close up of Sea anemone oral disk {Tealia sp} Pacific coast, USA

Juergen Freund / Closed sea anemone {Tealia genus} Canadian Pacific

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Tube anemone feeding {Cereanthus sp} Vava'u, Tonga, W Pacific

Roberto Rinaldi / Clownfish (Amphiprion sp) in sea anemone, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Konstantin Mikhailov / Anemone flowers {Anemone caucasica} Teberdinsky Nature Preserve, Western Caucasus, Russia, July 2006

Roberto Rinaldi / Detail of a coral anemone (Corallimorpharia), Kudat, Sabah, Borneo

Roberto Rinaldi / Pink jewel anemones (Corynactis viridis) growing on a sea-whip, Tasmania.

Roberto Rinaldi / Pink jewel anemones (Corynactis australis) growing on a seawhip, Tasmania, Australia.