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Eriocapitella vitifolia

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Eriocapitella vitifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Eriocapitella
Species:
E. vitifolia
Binomial name
Eriocapitella vitifolia
Synonyms[1]
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    • Anemone elegans Decne.
    • Anemone vitifolia Buch.-Ham. ex DC.
    • Eriocapitella elegans (Decne.) Nakai

Eriocapitella vitifolia, a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, is native to Asia.[1] The specific epithet vitifolia means "vine-leaved, with leaves resembling those of Vitis",[2] the genus of grapevines, and so the plant is commonly called the grape-leaved anemone or grape-leaved windflower. In Chinese, a common name is ye mian hua,[3] which means "wild cotton".[4]

Taxonomy

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Eriocapitella vitifolia was described by Takenoshin Nakai in 1941.[5] Like other members of genus Eriocapitella, E. vitifolia was formerly a member of genus Anemone. The basionym Anemone vitifolia Buch.-Ham. ex DC. was described in 1817.[6]

Along with E. japonica, E. vitifolia is a parent of the hybrid E. × hybrida.[7]

Ecology

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Eriocapitella vitifolia along with four other taxa (E. hupehensis, E. japonica, E. tomentosa, and E. × hybrida) are known as fall-blooming anemones.[8] In its native habitat, E. vitifolia flowers from July to October.[3]

Bibliography

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  • Gledhill, David (2008). The Names of Plants (4th ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3.
  • Rudy, Mark R. (2004). "Fall-blooming Anemones" (PDF). Plant Evaluation Notes, Issue 25. Chicago Botanic Garden.

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