Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Eranthis Salisb. [412]

genus_ja:

genus_en: Winter aconite

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Ranunculaceae

family_ja: キンポウゲ

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distribution_en:

description_en: Genus of about 7 species of small, clump-forming perennials with knobbly tubers, occurring in damp woodland and shady places in Eurasia. They are grown for their cup-shaped flowers, borne in late winter and early spring. Stem leaves 0.5-1.5cm (1/4-1/2in) or more long, often finely dissected, form ruffs immediately below the flowers; basal leaves, 1.5-3cm (1/2-1 1/4in) or more long, are palmately lobed or pinnate. Most species are best grown around deciduous shrubs or trees where they will form carpets of flowers and may naturalize in grass; E. pinnattifida is best grown in an alpine house or sheltered peat bed. All parts may cause mild stomach upset if ingested, and contact with the sap may irritate skin.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy to frost hardy.

cultivation_en:

propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in late spring. Separate tubers in spring after flowering.

pests_en: Prone to smuts. Slugs may eat the foliage.

description_ja:

comment: Eurasia

comment_ja: セツブンソウ

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56

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