Apennine anemone

Apennine anemone
Apennine anemone ( Anemone apennina )
Systematics
Order : Buttercups (Ranunculales) Family : Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae) Subfamily : Ranuncoloideae Tribe : Anemoneae Genre : Anemone ( Anemone ) Type : Apennine anemone
Scientific name
Anemone apennina
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The anemone apennina ( Anemone apennina ) is a plant of the genus Anemone ( Anemone ) in the family of Ranunculaceae (Ranunculaceae).

features

Like all members of the genus, the Apennine anemone is a persistent geophyte . The species reaches heights of five to 30 centimeters.

The stems are leafy. They have three to four sometimes overgrown whorled leaves at the top node, well below the flower. The other leaves are basal , hairy underneath and resemble the stem leaves.

The radial symmetrical flowers appear from March to May . In the apennina variety they are pale blue, in the albiflora Strobl variety they are white. The eight to 14 bracts are hairy on the outside, the stamens are pale yellow or white. The pollination is done by insects or self-pollination.

Solitary nuts are formed as fruits .

The number of chromosomes is 2n = 14.

distribution

The natural area of ​​the Apennine anemone lies in Italy, Sicily, Corsica, Albania, the countries of the former Yugoslavia. In several Central European countries, including Germany, the species has grown wild from gardens.

supporting documents

• Siegmund Seybold (Ed.): Schmeil-Fitschen interactive (CD-Rom), Quelle & Meyer, Wiebelsheim 2001/2002, ISBN 3-494-01327-6

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Anemone apennina subsp. apennina at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
2. ↑ Flora europaea

Web links

Commons : Apennine Anemone  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Apennine anemone. In: FloraWeb.de.
• Thomas Meyer: Data sheet with identification key and photos at Flora-de: Flora von Deutschland (old name of the website: Flowers in Swabia )