Eriocapitella tomentosa

Eriocapitella tomentosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Genus:	Eriocapitella
Species:	E. tomentosa
Binomial name
Eriocapitella tomentosa (Maxim.) Christenh. & Byng
Synonyms [1]
List Anemone japonica var. tomentosaMaxim. Anemone tomentosa(Maxim.) C.Pei

Eriocapitella tomentosa, a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, is native to Asia. ^[1] The specific epithet tomentosa means "thickly matted with hairs, tomentum (padding)". ^[2] It was formerly a member of genus Anemone and shares the common name Japanese anemone with several other Eriocapitella species. ^[3] In Chinese, a common name is dàhuǒcǎo (大火草), ^[4] which literally means "big fire grass" or "great fireweed". ^[5]

Taxonomy

Eriocapitella tomentosa was described by Maarten J. M. Christenhusz and James W. Byng in 2018. ^[6] Like other members of genus Eriocapitella, E. tomentosa was formerly a member of genus Anemone . In particular, the basionym Anemone japonica var. tomentosaMaxim. and the synonym Anemone tomentosa(Maxim.) C.Pei were described in 1889 and 1933, respectively. ^{[7] [8]}

Eriocapitella tomentosa is often confused with E.  vitifolia. Indeed, the former was thought to be a variety of the latter for over 100 years. Specifically, the names Anemone vitifolia var. tomentosa(Maxim.) Finet & Gagnep. and Eriocapitella vitifolia var. tomentosa(Maxim.) Nakai, both of which are synonyms of Anemone tomentosa, were described in 1904 and 1941, respectively. ^[9]

Ecology

Eriocapitella tomentosa along with four other taxa (E. hupehensis, E. japonica, E.  vitifolia, and E. × hybrida) are known as fall-blooming anemones. ^[10] In its native habitat, E. tomentosa flowers from July to October. ^[4]

Bibliography

• 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.

References

1. "Eriocapitella tomentosa(Maxim.) Christenh. & Byng". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 15 December 2020.
2. Gledhill (2008), p. 381.
3. van Dijk, Hanneke (1997). "Anemone". Encyclopaedia of Border Plants. Rebo. p. 41. ISBN   9781579582029. There are four species of Japanese anemone: Anemone hupehensis, Anemone × hybrida, Anemone vitifolia and Anemone tomentosa.
4. Wang, Wencai; Ziman, Svetlana N.; Dutton, Bryan E. "Anemone tomentosa". Flora of China. Vol. 6 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
5. "Chinese-English online translator and dictionary". Yandex Translate. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
6. "Eriocapitella tomentosa (Maxim.) Christenh. & Byng". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens . Retrieved 2020-12-22.
7. "Anemone japonica var. tomentosaMaxim.". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
8. "Anemone tomentosa(Maxim.) C.Pei". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
9. "Anemone tomentosa (Maxim.) C.Pei". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 29 December 2020– via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
10. Rudy (2004).

External links

• "Anemone tomentosa". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
• "Anemone tomentosa 'Robustissima'". Rob's Plants. Retrieved 28 December 2020.