Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Knowltonia helleborifolia (DC.) Christenh. & Byng |
Synonyms | Anemone helleborifolia DC. |
Anemone aequinoctialis Poepp. | |
Anemonidium helleborifolium (DC.) Starod. | |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 1500-3500m |
Description | basal leaves coriaceous, numerous, long petiolate, pedatisect, segments glabrous, thick, cuneate, trifid, acute, lobes serrate, flowers in composite umbel, sepals 5 |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 3-6 months, 10-13°C division after flowering and in fall |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | RANUNCULACEAE
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