Glaucidium palmatum, alba
Glaucidium palmatum, alba

Glaucidium palmatum, alba
Glaucidium is a genus of plants in family Ranunculaceae, comprising a single species Glaucidium palmatum (Japanese wood poppy). It is endemic to northern and eastern Japan on Hokkaid? and northeastern Honsh? on mountains close to the Sea of Japan

It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant growing to 40 cm tall with a rigid stem with two large (20 cm diameter) palmately lobed leaves at the top and small membraneous leaves lower on the stem. The flower is produced singly at the top of the stem, 8 cm diameter, with four pink to pale purple (rarely white) petaloid sepals, numerous stamens and two carpels. The fruit is a cluster of follicles.

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Date: 31/12/2019

Location: Häglared

Photographer: Sven-Arne Kallin

Glaucidium palmatum, alba

Glaucidium palmatum, alba
Glaucidium is a genus of plants in family Ranunculaceae, comprising a single species Glaucidium palmatum (Japanese wood poppy). It is endemic to northern and eastern Japan on Hokkaid? and northeastern Honsh? on mountains close to the Sea of Japan

It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant growing to 40 cm tall with a rigid stem with two large (20 cm diameter) palmately lobed leaves at the top and small membraneous leaves lower on the stem. The flower is produced singly at the top of the stem, 8 cm diameter, with four pink to pale purple (rarely white) petaloid sepals, numerous stamens and two carpels. The fruit is a cluster of follicles.

Date: 31/12/2019

Location: Häglared

Photographer: Sven-Arne Kallin