The phrase wood anemone is used in common names for several closely related species of flowering plants in genus Anemonoides, including: Anemonoides nemorosa, the wood anemone in Europe and Asia Anemonoides quinquefolia, the wood anemone in North America Anemonoides oregana, the western wood anemone in North America Anemonoides ranunculoides, the yellow wood anemone in Europe and Asia Anemonoides