Ranunculaceae Fortnight: Anemone obtusiloba from Kashmir-GSJAN11/11

[Gurcharan Singh]

Anemone obtusiloba  D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 149 1825.

syn: Anemone discolor Royle; Anemone multisepala Qureshi & Chaudhri; Anemone neelamiana Qureshi & Chaudhri

Perennial herb of temperate and alpine climates with basal rosette of leaves and white to blue flowers on a long scape, an involucre of 3-fid leaves present below and far removed from solitary or rarely 2-3 flowers. Photographed from Khillenmarg meadow in Kashmir in June, 2010. 

Dr. Gurcharan Singh

Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
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[Gurcharan Singh]

Now known as  Anemonastrum obtusilobum (D.Don) Mosyakin