The plant blooms in May and June and is a hemicryptophyte.
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This plant has its overwintering buds situated just below the soil surface ( hemicryptophyte ).
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The achenes have a one-piece rough pappus which opens in dry conditions . " Arnica montana " is a hemicryptophyte, which helps the plant to survive the extreme overwintering condition of its habitat.
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The description of " A . pallidiflora " as a shrub in Flora Iranica is curious, given that all the other " Atropa " species are herbaceous perennials of the type rhizomatous hemicryptophyte.
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""'Paeonia emodi " "', is a robust herbaceous plant that winters with buds underground ( as so-called hemicryptophyte ), has large white flowers and large deeply incised leaves, belonging to the peonies.