Ranunculaceae FAMILY

Adonis amurensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

Although no specific mention of toxicity has been seen for this plant, it belongs to a genus that contains a number of poisonous plants so the following remarks are likely to apply to this species - a toxic principle is present in very small quantities in the plant. It is poorly absorbed so poisoning is unlikely.

Botanical Description

Adonis amurensis is a herbaceous, clump-forming perennial plant producing one or more usually unbranched stems 5 - 15cm tall at flowering from a short, thick rhizome. The stems lengthen to 40cm as the seed develops[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. , 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. A very ornamental plant, often cultivated in the garden. Plants will often self-sow in the garden, though we have yet to find any reports of them becoming a weed outside their native range.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Russian Far East (Amur to Primorye), northern China, Japan and Korea.

HabitatFound in mountains[ 174 Title Atlas of Medicinal Plants. Publication Author Kariyone. T. Publisher Nihon Rinshosha; Osaka Year 1973 ISBN Description A good Japanese herbal. ]. Forests and grassy slopes in E Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning provinces, China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].