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Himalayan Windflower

Eriocapitella rivularis

Also called Riverside Windflower

Himalayan Windflower
Photo: Lokal_Profil, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Grows as
Grass
Native range
Indian Subcontinent to N. & C. China and N. Indo-China, Sumatera
Climate
temperate

About

Eriocapitella rivularis, a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, is native to Asia. The specific epithet rivularis means "waterside, of the rivers", which evidently refers to one of its preferred habitats. It is commonly called the riverside windflower. In Chinese, it is called cǎoyùméi (草玉梅), literally "grass jade plum".

Where it grows

Eriocapitella rivularis is native to Asia. It is found throughout the Himalaya region, across much of South Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia, ranging as far south as Sumatra in western Indonesia.

Other Eriocapitella plants

Himalayan Windflower · Eriocapitella vitifolia · Hubei Anemone · Japanese Anemone · Japanese Thimbleweed · Eriocapitella rupicola · Grape Leaved Anemone · Fall Blooming Anemones

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eriocapitella rivularis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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