Eriocapitella tomentosa

Eriocapitella tomentosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Eriocapitella
Species:
E. tomentosa
Binomial name
Eriocapitella tomentosa
Synonyms
List
    • Anemone japonica var. tomentosa Maxim.
    • Anemone tomentosa (Maxim.) C.Pei

Eriocapitella tomentosa, a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, is native to Asia. The specific epithet tomentosa means "thickly matted with hairs, tomentum (padding)". It was formerly a member of genus Anemone and shares the common name Japanese anemone with several other Eriocapitella species. In Chinese, a common name is dàhuǒcǎo (大火草), which literally means "big fire grass" or "great fireweed".