Anemone hupehensis var. japonica

Family	Ranunculaceae
Scientific name	Anemone hupehensis Lemoine var. japonica (Thunberg) Bowles & Stearn
Synonyms	Anemone japonica (Thunberg) Siebold & Zuccarini var. hupehensis Lemoine; Anemone nipponica Merrill; Anemone vitifolia Buchanan-Hamilton ex de Candolle var. japonica (Thunberg) Finet & Gagnepain; Atragene japonica Thunberg ex Murray; Eriocapitella japonica (Thunberg) Nakai
Common name	(Japanese common name) shu-mei giku (シュウメイギク, 秋明菊 [meaning: autumn sunlight aster])
	(English common name) Japanese anemone, Japanese thimbleweed
Distribution	(Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
	(Other nations) China
Habitat	Mountane field (mainly in mountane limestone rocks area)
Chromosomal number	2n=16
Description	Plants electing 50-80cm tall. Leaves ternate, leaflets each 5-7cm long, 3-7cm wide. Flowers red or pink 5-7cm across, flowering in September to October. Perennial plants.
Reference	Anemone hupehensis Lemoine var. japonica (Thunb.) Bowles & Stearn
	Anemone hupehensis (Lemoine) Lemoine
	Use of anemonin for treating aseptic inflammations (US Patent 20060062860)
Note	Anemone hupehensis var. japonica is deemed to be a naturalized plant from China in ancient era.
	In many cases, Japanese anemone being sold as a garden plant is not pure Anemone hupehensis var. japonica, but may be Anemone vitifolia Buchanan-Hamilton ex de Candolle in Taiwan or other artificial hybrids of Anemone hupehensis Lemoine in China.

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