''Eriocapitella vitifolia'', a
species of
flowering plant in the buttercup family
Ranunculaceae, is
native to
Asia. The
specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
''vitifolia'' means "vine-leaved, with leaves resembling those of ''
Vitis''", the genus of grapevines, and so the plant is commonly called the grape-leaved anemone or grape-leaved windflower. In
Chinese, a common name is ye mian hua, which means "wild cotton".
Taxonomy
''Eriocapitella vitifolia'' was described by
Takenoshin Nakai in 1941. Like other members of genus ''Eriocapitella'', ''E. vitifolia'' was formerly a member of genus ''
Anemone''. The
basionym
In the scientific name of organisms, basionym or basyonym means the original name on which a new name is based; the author citation of the new name should include the authors of the basionym in parentheses. The term "basionym" is used in both botan ...
''Anemone vitifolia''
Buch.-Ham. ex DC. was described in 1817.
Along with
''E. japonica'', ''E. vitifolia'' is a parent of the hybrid
''E.'' × ''hybrida''.
Ecology
''Eriocapitella vitifolia'' along with four other
taxa (
''E. hupehensis'', ''E. japonica'',
''E. tomentosa'', and ''E.'' × ''hybrida'') are known as fall-blooming anemones. In its native habitat, ''E. vitifolia'' flowers from July to October.
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vitifolia
Flora of Asia
Plants described in 1941
Taxa named by Takenoshin Nakai