Flora
of East-Central Indiana
| Winter Aconite |
| Scientific Name | Eranthis hyemalis (L.) Salisb. |
| Family Name | Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) |
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Characteristics |
| Habitat: | rich, moist, well-drained soils |
| Plant Height: | 8-16 cm, erect stem |
| Flower Color: | yellow |
| Flower: | incomplete; perfect; 6 bright yellow sepals; petals absent; stamens and pistils numerous |
| Inflorescence: | single, terminal flower |
| Fruit: | several seeded, beaked follicle |
| Leaves: | 3 leaves; deeply divided into 3s subtending flower |
| Bloom Time: | March-April |
| Origins: | non-native |
| Other: | this southern Europe native often escapes cultivation; blooms in late winter or very early spring; the whole plant, above all the tuber, is strongly poisonous causing nausea, vomiting, colic attacks and visual disturbances can occur |
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