Anemone rupicola Cambess.

 
  • Family : RANUNCULACEAE
    (Buttercup Or Crowfoot Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NEELAMABARI FAMILY (नीलाम्बरी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Ranunculaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Anemone batangensis Finet; Anemone rupicola subsp. reniformis R.P.Chaudhary; Anemone rupicola subsp. sericea (Hook.f. & Thomson) R.P.Chaudhary
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Eriocapitella rupicola (Cambess.) Christenh. & Byng
  • Common name : Rock Anemone, Wood anemone
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Alpine meadows amongst Juniper/Rhododendron scrub, and on cliff edges, screes and moraines, 2830-4800 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Large showy, white flowers, which are sometimes pinkish on the underside, 4-7 cm across
  • Flower, Fruit : May-July
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Ladakh : Ladakh
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Kashmir
  • Native : Afghanistan, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya, India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan, India
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 65
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH - 293
    • Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 12
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Anemone rupicola. Downloaded on 7 November 2024.

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