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Anemone hortensis L. subsp. hortensis - Anemone flower-star





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Anemone hortensis L. subsp. hortensis

Family: Ranunculaceae

Italian Name: Anemone flower-star

Biology: bulbous geophytes. Height: 15-30 cm

Spreading Height: 0-1200 m

Flowering: Jan-May

Habitat
dry meadows, scrubland , uncultivated

Areal
northern Mediterranean; present in Central - South

Etymology: from the greek Anemos = wind, given the His fleeting life and the Latin hortensis = Vegetable gardens for its habitat and stars for the shape of the petals.

Properties and uses:
toxic species

protoanemonine Plant which contains toxic, like all the masthead ni.
The plant is macerated in vinegar, is used as anti-rheumatic.

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