Eriocapitella tomentosa
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Eriocapitella |
| Species: | E. tomentosa |
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Eriocapitella tomentosa, a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, is native to Asia.[1] The specific epithet tomentosa means "thickly matted with hairs, tomentum (padding)".[2] It was formerly a member of genus Anemone and shares the common name Japanese anemone with several other Eriocapitella species.[3] In Chinese, a common name is dàhuǒcǎo (大火草),[4] which literally means "big fire grass" or "great fireweed".[5]
Eriocapitella tomentosa was described by Maarten J. M. Christenhusz and James W. Byng in 2018.[6] Like other members of genus Eriocapitella, E. tomentosa was formerly a member of genus Anemone. In particular, the basionym Anemone japonica var. tomentosa Maxim. and the synonym Anemone tomentosa (Maxim.) C.Pei were described in 1889 and 1933, respectively.[7][8]
Eriocapitella tomentosa is often confused with E. vitifolia. Indeed, the former was thought to be a variety of the latter for over 100 years. Specifically, the names Anemone vitifolia var. tomentosa (Maxim.) Finet & Gagnep. and Eriocapitella vitifolia var. tomentosa (Maxim.) Nakai, both of which are synonyms of Anemone tomentosa, were described in 1904 and 1941, respectively.[9]
Ecology
Eriocapitella tomentosa along with four other taxa (E. hupehensis, E. japonica, E. vitifolia, and E. × hybrida) are known as fall-blooming anemones.[10] In its native habitat, E. tomentosa flowers from July to October.[4]
