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Anemonastrum elongatum

Anemonastrum elongatum (D. Don) Holub, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 8: 165 1973. (syn: Anemone elongata D. Don; Anemone rivularis Wall. (ambiguous synonym));
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India (Uttar Pradesh, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh), Sikkim, N-Burma, Nepal, N-Burma, Tibet, Myanmar [Burma] (Kachin, Sagaing) as per Catalogue of Life;
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Flora of Uttarakhand- Anemone obtusiloba ?:
Captured on 12/8/10 during the trek from Ghangaria (around 11,000 ft.) to Valley of Flowers (around 12500 ft.).

– Not A. obtusiloba atleast. It is much taller plant

– More likely Anemone tetrasepala

Nice pictures … Agree with Sir, matches well with Anemone tetrasepala as in Polunin & Stainton.

Further to my posting about confusion between Anemone polyanthes and A.tetrasepala, have decided to look at Anemone postings.
These images do not fit what I understand to be Anemone obtusiloba.
I do NOT consider they are A.tetrasepala either. Furthermore, A.tetrasepala is only recorded from Afghanistan to H.P., so a record from Uttarakhand would be surprising.
Anemone tetrasepala is NOT mentioned in ‘The Valley of Flowers’ book – though it mentions both A.polyanthes and A.narcissiflora.
Next comes Anemone polyanthes – which is recorded from VoF but I cannot say it matches this well either.
At present then, I am unsure.  Will need to look into this further.  MOST of the images I see of A.tetrasepala on google are probably A. polyanthes!   ANOTHER MUDDLE…..

I think it is closer to Anemonastrum tetrasepalum (Royle) Holub (syn: Anemone tetrasepala Royle) as per details and references herein and as per keys in Flora of Pakistan & FOP illustration

There are two closely related species in our area: Anemonastrum tetrasepalum (Royle) Holub (syn: Anemone tetrasepala Royle) (Distribution given in J&K only in our area) and Anemone elongata. Keys between them is given below from Flora of China:
35 (34) Leaf blade 3-lobed, leathery; sepals 4, 12–20 × 6–12 mm, glabrous, with vein anastomoses; achene body 8–12 mm 33 A. tetrasepala
+ Leaf blade 3-parted, herbaceous; sepals 5, varying in size, puberulent or glabrous, without vein anastomoses; achene body smaller. (36)
36 (35) Sepals 12–20 × 6–12 mm, base cuneate, apex rounded; achene body 6–9 mm, wing 1.2–1.3 mm wide, style 1–1.5 mm 34 A. elongata
+ Sepals 7–10 × 4–6 mm, base rounded, apex acute; achene body 5–6 mm, wing 0.5–0.6 mm wide, style 0.6–1 mm 35 A. shikokiana

Keys point out towards this plant being Anemone elongata. I further checked with GBIF & description in Flora of China and as per high resolution specimens as below:

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SK2063 20 July 2019 : 8 posts by 2 authors. 5 correct images except 1st image– around 600 kb each.

Location:  Phulchoki, Lalitpur
Date:  3 July 2019
Elevation:  2415 m.
Habit : Wild
Anemone rivularis Buch.-Ham. ex DC. ??

Please ignore image 1. 

May be as per Anemone rivularis. But typical purple colouration is missing.
Anemonastrum elongatum (D.Don) Holub ??
Syn : Anemone elongata D.Don
There are two closely related species in our area: Anemonastrum tetrasepalum (Royle) Holub (syn: Anemone tetrasepala Royle) (Distribution given in J&K only in our area) and Anemone elongata. Keys between them is given below from Flora of China:
35 (34) Leaf blade 3-lobed, leathery; sepals 4, 12–20 × 6–12 mm, glabrous, with vein anastomoses; achene body 8–12 mm 33 A. tetrasepala
+ Leaf blade 3-parted, herbaceous; sepals 5, varying in size, puberulent or glabrous, without vein anastomoses; achene body smaller. (36)
36 (35) Sepals 12–20 × 6–12 mm, base cuneate, apex rounded; achene body 6–9 mm, wing 1.2–1.3 mm wide, style 1–1.5 mm 34 A. elongata
+ Sepals 7–10 × 4–6 mm, base rounded, apex acute; achene body 5–6 mm, wing 0.5–0.6 mm wide, style 0.6–1 mm 35 A. shikokiana

Keys point out towards this plant being Anemone elongata. I further checked with GBIF & description in Flora of China and as per high resolution specimens as below:

I also find abstract of one paper:
Exclusion of Anemone tetrasepala (Ranunculaceae) from the flora of China (Abstract- We demonstrate that all the Xizang (Tibet) specimens previously identified as Anemone tetrasepala (Ranunculaceae) actually belong to A. elongata, a species distributed in east Himalaya. Anemone tetrasepala is not known to occur in China, but is confined to north-west Himalaya only).
Nepali Name: धनेरो  Dhanero/ रतन जोत  Ratan Jot/ सेतो बिख Seto Bikh
Yes. I think so.
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Anemonastrum elongatum- Amarnath Yatra: 9 images.
This herb was seen alongside the trek at around 11500 ft. elevation near Nagakoti, while trekking from Pissu Top (11,800 ft.) to Seshnag Camp (12,000 ft.).
Updated on August 24, 2026

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