Anemone vitifolia Buch.-Ham. ex DC.

 
  • Family : RANUNCULACEAE
    (Buttercup Or Crowfoot Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NEELAMABARI FAMILY (नीलाम्बरी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Ranunculaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Anemone elegans Decne.; Eriocapitella elegans (Decne.) Nakai
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Eriocapitella vitifolia (Buch.-Ham. ex DC.) Nakai
  • Common name : Grape Leaf Anemone, Grape Leaf Windflower
  • Vernacular name :
    • Agali (Hindi)
    • Maaure Mulo, Dhanero, Kapaase (Nepali)
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Clearings in Cool broad-leaved, Evergreen oak and Fir forests, On rocky slopes along roadsides 1525-2745 m altitude
  • Comments / notes : At an altitude of about 1400- 1600 m
  • Key identification features : Herbs, 60-80 em high; rootstocks stout, woody. Radical leaves orbicular, deeply 5-lobed, densely tomentose beneath. Flowers pinkish white, pubescent outside. Achenes in large heads, white wooly.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-December
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Rudraprayag district, Tehri Garhwal (Dhanaulti)
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Tawang district,Subansiri district
  • Native : China, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya, 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: 292
    • P.K. Hajra, D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri. Flora of India, Sereies 2 : Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh. Vol. 1. pp. 47.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Anemone vitifolia. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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