Anemonastrum flaccidum

Anemonastrum flaccidum, the flaccid anemone or soft windflower, is a plant species in the family Ranunculaceae. It is a perennial growing to 0.1 m (0ft 4in).

Anemonastrum flaccidum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Genus:	Anemonastrum
Species:	A. flaccidum
Binomial name
Anemonastrum flaccidum (Fr.Schmidt) Mosyakin[1]
Synonyms[2]
Anemone amagisanensis Honda Anemone anhuiensis Y.K.Yang, N.Wang & W.C.Ye Anemone flaccida Fr.Schmidt Anemone flaccida var. anhuiensis (Y.K.Yang, N.Wang & W.C.Ye) Ziman & B.E.Dutton Anemone flaccida var. hirtella W.T.Wang Anemone flaccida var. tagawae (Ohwi) M.N.Tamura Anemone laevigata (A.Gray) Koidz. Anemone soyensis H.Boissieu Anemone tagawae Ohwi Anemonidium flaccidum (Fr.Schmidt) Christenh. & Byng Anemonoides flaccida (Fr.Schmidt) Holub Anemonoides soyensis (H.Boissieu) Holub Arsenjevia flaccida (Fr.Schmidt) Starod.

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, and so it often forms communities.

Range

Anemonastrum flaccidum occurs naturally along the Amur River; in Sakhalin; in central, eastern and southern China; in Korea and in Japan. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental plant 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

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  Flower (with scale)
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  Flower close-up
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  Montage of sepals
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  Leaf
• In a park in Tokyo