Biology:Eriocapitella rupicola

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Short description: Species of flowering plant in buttercup family

Eriocapitella rupicola
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Eriocapitella
Species:
E. rupicola
Binomial name
Eriocapitella rupicola
(Cambess.) Christenh. & Byng
Synonyms[1]

Eriocapitella rupicola, a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, is native to Asia.[1] The specific epithet rupicola means "growing on rocks".[2] In Chinese, a common name is yan sheng yin lian hua,[3] which means "rock anemone".[4]

Taxonomy

Eriocapitella rupicola was described by Maarten J. M. Christenhusz and James W. Byng in 2018.[5] Like other members of genus Eriocapitella, E. rupicola was formerly a member of genus Anemone. The basionym Anemone rupicola Cambess. was described in 1844.[6]

Cultivation

The cultivar Eriocapitella rupicola 'Wild Swan' won the Plant of the Year Award at the Chelsea Flower Show in 2011.[7] It is said to be a cross between E. rupicola and E. hupehensis.

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q89116388 entry