Anemone biflora
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| Anemone biflora | |
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| Anemone biflora var. petiolulosa in bloom | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Anemone |
| Species: | A. biflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Anemone biflora DC. | |
Anemone biflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae. It is native to the Middle East and Central Asia, ranging from Iraq and Iran to western Afghanistan and extending into Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Xinjiang.[1][2] It is a tuberous geophyte that grows primarily in temperate environments.[1]
Anemone biflora is a perennial herb arising from a tuber, an adaptation that allows it to survive seasonal extremes such as cold winters or summer drought. It produces one or more flowers borne above a whorl of divided leaves. As in other species of Anemone, the flowers lack true petals and instead have petal-like sepals. Considerable variation in leaf division and floral morphology occurs across its range.