Adonis multiflora appears in
early March or even late February
above- ground in the shade of a
deciduous broadleaf tree as if a
spring ephemeral, but the
terrestrial parts continue until
early summer, which is different
from the spring ephemeral -
Fritillaria ayakoana, shown
below, a typical spring ephemeral,
dies back in May. The other two
plants below do not contain
themselves in the spring ephemerals
from such a point. |