Isopyrum

Plant Characteristics

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Scientific Names
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Isopyrum is a genus of flowering plants of the family Ranunculaceae native to Eurasia. It is sometimes treated as part of the North American genus Enemion.

Read about Isopyrum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Isopyrum (from the Greek for like, and wheat, as the seeds resemble those of wheat). Ranunculaceae. Dwarf stemless herbs sometimes used in the wild garden. Annual, or rootstock perennial: lvs. decompound, ternate; lfts. 3-lobed or cut, membranous: fls. white, regular, few or solitary, on slender scapes; sepals 5-6, deciduous; petals 5, very small or wanting: carpels 2-20, sessile; ovules 3 or more. Fifteen to 20 species in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. I. thalictroldes, Linn., is cult, in alpine gardens, and has graceful foliage resembling a maidenhair fern. Six to 12 in. high: rootstock creeping: cauline lvs. alternate, 3-lobed or 3-foliolate: fls. white, resembling an anemone, in few- fld. terminal panicles; sepals oval, obtuse. W. Himalayas. April, May.裕hrives in any good garden soil. Prop, by seeds or by division of the roots in autumn. Very ornamental and good in masses. I. grandiflorum, Fisch. Lvs. long-petioled; lfts. small, 2-3-lobed: scapes 3-4 in., equaling the lvs.; fl. solitary, 1-1 1/4in- diam. Himalayas. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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