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Eranthis Albiflora
''Eranthis'' is a genus of eight species of flowering plants in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, native to southern Europe and east across Asia to Japan. The common name winter aconite comes from the early flowering time and the resemblance of the leaves to those of the related genus ''Aconitum'', the true aconite. Like the notoriously toxic ''Aconitum'' (and, indeed, many other genera of the Ranunculaceae) ''Eranthis'' is poisonous, although the toxins are different, being mainly cardiac glycosides similar to those found in various other plant species such as ''Adonis vernalis'' or ''Asclepias incarnata'', rather than the neurotoxic alkaloids of ''Aconitum''. They are herbaceous perennials growing to tall. The flowers are yellow (white in ''E. albiflora'' and ''E. pinnatifida''), and among the first to appear in spring, as early as January in mild climates, though later where winter snowpack persists; they are frost-tolerant and readily survive fresh snow cover unharmed. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eranthis Hyemalis
''Eranthis hyemalis'', the winter aconite, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, native to calcareous woodland habitats in France, Italy and the Balkans, and widely naturalized elsewhere in Europe. Description It is a tuber Tubers are a type of enlarged structure that plants use as storage organs for nutrients, derived from stems or roots. Tubers help plants perennate (survive winter or dry months), provide energy and nutrients, and are a means of asexual reproduc ...ous-rooted herbaceous plant, herbaceous perennial plant, perennial growing to , with large (), yellow, cup-shaped flowers held above a collar of 3 leaf-like bracts, appearing in late winter and early spring. The six sepals are bright yellow and petaloid, and the petals are of tubular nectaries. There are numerous stamens and usually six unfused Gynoecium#Carpels, carpels. The fruit are follicles each containing several seeds. As a spring ephemeral plant, its life cycle exploits ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
