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Knowltonia helleborifolia (DC.) Christenh. & Byng  
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FamilyRANUNCULACEAE
Genus speciesKnowltonia helleborifolia (DC.) Christenh. & Byng 
BibliographyGlobal Fl. 4: 75 (2018)
Native RangePeru
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatgrassland
Altitude1500-3500m
Descriptionbasal leaves coriaceous, numerous, long petiolate, pedatisect, segments glabrous, thick, cuneate, trifid, acute, lobes serrate, flowers in composite umbel, sepals 5
Size15-30cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 3-6 months, 10-13°C
division after flowering and in fall
SynonymsAnemone aequinoctialis Poepp.
Anemone helleborifolia DC.
Anemonidium helleborifolium (DC.) Starod.
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (PER Peru)
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