White Rock Anemone is a perennial herb found high in the Himalayas.
Flowers are white, or purplish-white, with 5 or 6 oblong-elliptic or
obovate, tepals, 0.5-1. cm long, 3-6 mm wide, sparsely hairy or hairless.
Basal veins are 3-5. Stamens are brown, 3.5-4.3 mm; filament lanceshaped,
0.3-0.4 mm wide. Anther are light, cylindric, connective dark, narrow.
Pistils are dark, 2.8-3.3 mm; style downcurved. Leaves are 4-7. Leaf stalk
is 3-10 cm × 1-2 mm, sparsely hairy or hairless. Leaf blade is twice
3-cut, ovate, 1-5 × 1-6 cm, base heart-shaped. Flowering stems are 2-6,
3-20 cm long, sparsely hairy or nearly hairless. Flowering: May-September.
Identification credit: Tabish
Photographed in Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh.
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