Eranthis

Plant Characteristics

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Scientific Names

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ExpandRead about Eranthis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Foliage at the end of flowering Eranthis (Greek, er. spring, and anthos, a flower; from the early opening of the flowers). Ranunculaceae. Winter Aconite. Low perennial herbs, grown in open flower-beds because of the very early show of bright flowers; very desirable. Rootstock tuberous: basal lvs. palmately dissected, 1 st.-lf. sessile or amplexicaul just beneath the large yellow fl.: sepals 5-8, petal-like; petals small, 2-lipped nectaries; stamens numerous: carpels few, stalked, many-ovuled, becoming follicles.—About 7 species, natives of Eu. and Asia. The earliest generic name is Cammarum which was given in Hill's British Herbal, p. 47, pl. 7 (1756), but it is not accepted by the "nomina conservanda" of the Vienna code. Winter aconites are very hardy, and at home in half-shady places, among shrubs or in the border. Propagated by division of roots. The place in which the tubers are planted should be marked during the summer, when the foliage is dead. CH 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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Species

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• Eranthis albiflora. Western China.
• Eranthis cilicica. Southwestern Asia.
• Eranthis hyemalis. Southern Europe.
• Eranthis lobulata. Western China.
• Eranthis longistipitata. Central Asia.
• Eranthis pinnatifida. Japan.
• Eranthis sibirica. Northern Asia.
• Eranthis stellata. Eastern Asia (northern China, Korea, southeast Russia).

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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