Adonis aestivalis L., Sp. Pl. ed. 2 771 1762. (Syn: Adonis aestivalis subsp. aestivalis ....; Adonis ambigua Gaudin .; Adonis annua var. phoenicea L.; Adonis autumnalis M.Bieb.; Adonis bienertii Butkov ex Riedl.; Adonis citrina Hoffm.; Adonis crinita Hoffm.; Adonis cristata Stapf; Adonis flammea Schleich. ex Steud. [Invalid]; Adonis flava Vill.; Adonis inermis Stapf; Adonis inglisii Royle; Adonis linnaei Sennen; Adonis maculata Wallr. ...;

Adonis micrantha DC.; Adonis miniata Jacq.; Adonis polymorpha Zumagl.; Adonis scrobiculata subsp. velutina (Lipsky) C.H.Steinb. ex Rech.f.; Adonis squarrosa Steven; Cosmarium aestivale Dulac);

 

Common name: Pheasant's Eye, Summer Pheasant's Eye, Summer Adonis

 

Annual herb up to 50 cm tall with simple stem or branched in upper part, glabrous; leaves finely divided into linear segments 1-1.5 mm wide; lower leaves petiolate, upper sessile; flower terminal, up to 25 mm across, red with darker centre; sepals 5-8, ovate to oblong; petals almost twice as long as sepals, oblong to obovate, red with black base, rarely yellow or white; achenes 4-7 mm long, in dense spike. 

 

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Adonis aestivalis L. Family: Ranunculaceae
Erect, annual herb, 30-50 cm tall. Stems leafy, simple or branched, nearly glabrous.  Leaves alternate, sessile, pinnately divided into
thread like segments. Flowers scarlet or golden yellow with dark purple eye, solitary at end of branches. Sepals 5, green or slightly coloured, soon falling off. Petals 5 to 8, rather larger than sepals.
Flw: May
Recorded from Udaipur, Lahaul Valley, Dist Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal
Elevation: 2616m

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Yes ... One of the really beautiful weeds. 

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Small but lovely looking plant gorgeous!! Nice photo 

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Ranunculaceae Fortnight: Adonis aestivalis from Kashmir-GSJAN15/15 : 1 post by 1 author.