Trollius yunnanensis

Trollius yunnanensis
In fruit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Trollius
Species:
T. yunnanensis
Binomial name
Trollius yunnanensis
Synonyms
  • Tollius pumilus var. yunnanensis Franch.[2]
  • Trollius papavereus Schipcz.
  • Trollius saniculifolius H.Lév.

Trollius yunnanensis, the Yunnan globeflower (Chinese: 云南金莲花), is a species of globeflower, native to southern China; Gansu, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, and to northern Myanmar. A perennial, it prefers to grow at elevations from 1,900 m up to 3,900 m on grassy slopes and wet meadows.[3] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]

  1. ^ Li, Liangqian; Tamura, Michio (2001). "1. Trollius yunnanensis (Franchet) Ulbrich, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 12: 368. 1922". Flora of China. 6: 137–142. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. ^ Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 33: 375–376. 1886.
  3. ^ Wilson, E. H. (17 March 1906). "Leaves from my Chinese note-book". The Gardeners' Chronicle. Third Series. 39 (1003). London: 166.
  4. ^ "Trollius yunnanensis". Retrieved 28 February 2020.