''Anemonastrum flaccidum'', the flaccid anemone or soft windflower, is a plant species in the family
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculaceae (, buttercup or crowfoot family; Latin "little frog", from "frog") is a family (biology), family of over 2,000 known species of flowering plants in 43 genera, distributed worldwide.
The largest genera are ''Ranunculus'' (600 spec ...
. It is a
perennial
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growing to 0.1 m (0ft 4in).
Features
Depending on the region, it flowers between March and June. The flowers are about 2 cm in diameter with white
calyx. Many stems have two flower stalks characteristically extending from one stem, and this is the origin of the plant's Japanese name (literally, 'two-flowered plant'). The plant spreads with
rhizomes
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, and so it often forms communities.
Range
''Anemonastrum flaccidum'' occurs naturally along the
Amur River
The Amur River () or Heilong River ( zh, s=黑龙江) is a perennial river in Northeast Asia, forming the natural border between the Russian Far East and Northeast China (historically the Outer and Inner Manchuria). The Amur ''proper'' is ...
; in
Sakhalin
Sakhalin ( rus, Сахали́н, p=səxɐˈlʲin) is an island in Northeast Asia. Its north coast lies off the southeastern coast of Khabarovsk Krai in Russia, while its southern tip lies north of the Japanese island of Hokkaido. An islan ...
; in central, eastern and southern China; in
Korea
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and in Japan. It is sometimes grown as an
ornamental plant
Ornamental plants or ''garden plants'' are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars th ...
in places such as Sweden.
Habitat
It is found in moist places out of direct sunlight (full shade or semi-shade) and near streams and ravines in loose peaty soils.
Gallery
File: Anemone flaccida (with scale).jpg, Flower (with scale)
File: Anemone flaccida (5 sepals).JPG, Flower close-up
File: Anemone flaccida (Montage by sepals).jpg, Montage of sepals
File: Anemone flaccida (leaf).JPG, Leaf
File: Hepatica (Anemone flaccida).webm, In a park in Tokyo
References
Anemone flaccida (flaccid anemone)
External links
Anemone flaccida - F.Schmidt.
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flaccidum