Eranthis hyemalis

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Eranthis
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Eranthis hyemalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Eranthis
Species: Eranthis hyemalis
Salisb.

Eranthis hyemalis is a plant found in Europe, which belongs to the family Ranunculaceae, the buttercup family. The plant is small, but it has large, yellow, cup-shaped flowers. It is commonly known as Winter Aconite or Wolf's Bane. This plant grows from a tuber and has a low habit. All parts of the plant are poisonous when consumed by humans.

Native to woodlands, this plant is used in gardening as a groundcover, and is valued for the fact that the bright green foliage and yellow flowers appear extremely early in the spring.


References

de:Winterling es:Eranthis hyemalis fr:Eranthis hyemalis fy:Ayttablomke hsb:Wšědna zymnička it:Eranthis hyemalis nl:Winterakoniet pl:Rannik zimowy sv:Vintergäck