Callianthemum pimpinelloides Hook.F. & Thomson

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Callianthemum

Characteristics

Rhizome short. Stems 2 or 3, 3--7 cm tall, erect or ascending, unbranched or 1-or 2-branched. Basal leaves as long as stems, not fully expanded at anthesis; petiole 1.5--6 cm, basally sheathed; leaf blade ovate to narrowly ovate, 1.5--2.5 × 1.4--1.8 cm, with (1 or)2(or3) pairs of lateral leaflets; leaflets subsessile, obliquely ovate to rhombic, deeply undulate, margin with obtuse teeth, apically flabellate to rhombic. Stem leaves absent or 1 or 2. Flowers 1.1--1.4 cm in diam. Sepals elliptic, 3--6 × 1.8--3.5 mm, base scrotiform, apex obtuse to acute. Petals 5--7(--9), white, pink or pale purple, obovate-oblong to broadly linear, 5--10 × 1--2.5 mm, apex rounded. Stamens ca. 1/2 as long as petal; filaments lanceolate-linear; anthers ellipsoid. Pistils 8--14. Aggregate fruit ca. 6 mm in diam. Achenes ovoid, ca. 2.8 mm, rugose. Fl. Apr--Jun. 2n = 16*, 32*.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.03 - 0.07
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

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Distribution

Callianthemum pimpinelloides world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Anguilla, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:709257-1
WFO ID wfo-0000580303
COL ID PM75
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Synonyms

Callianthemum imbricatum Callianthemum pimpinelloides Callianthemum tibeticum Callianthemum cachemirianum Callianthemum cashmirianum Ranunculus pimpinelloides