Anemone nikoensis

Flower name
Anemone nikoensis
Scientific name
Anemone nikoensis
AliasWild flower
Place of originJapan
Place of floweringLow mountains
Flowering seasonMarch, April, May

What is Anemone nikoensis

Anemone nikoensis or Ichirin-sou(scientific name: Anemone nikoensis), also known as spring ephemeral, is a cold-resistant perennial herb (lodging plant) of the genus Anemone (Ranunculaceae) native to Japan that flowers in early spring. It grows in colonies on forest floors and forest margins from Honshu to Kyushu. The plant is 20 to 30 cm tall. The stem leaves are sheath-like with three lobes and deeply pinnately lobed. From mid-April to mid-May, a single white flower (about 4 cm in diameter) blooms at the tip of the flower stalk (some have two flowers). The flower has five to six sepals, numerous stamens, and multiple pistils. However, what looks like a white flower is not a flower but a calyx.

◆Similar flowers
Anemone flaccida or Nirin-sou(scientific name: Anemone flaccida) is another species in the same genus. The difference between the two is that the flowers of Ichirinso are twice as large as those of Nirinso, and the leaves are deeply and finely lobed and conspicuous.

Common name: Anemone nikoensis, Scientific name: Anemone nikoensis, Origin: Honshu - Kyushu, Japan, Living environment: colonies on forest floors and forest margins, Height: 20 - 30 cm, Stem leaves: sheath-like, Small leaves: trichobothrium Flowering season: mid-April to mid-May, Flower (calyx) color: white, Diameter of flower (calyx): 4 cm, Number of sepals: 5-6, stamens: numerous, pistils: multiple, Remarks: spring ephemeral, bisexual, insect mediated.