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Callianthemoides is a genus of plants in the family Ranunculaceae, with a single species, Callianthemoides semiverticillata. Native to screes in northern Patagonia, it has divided greyish or reddish green leaves and large white or pink flowers.
Article 62.4 of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants explicitly states that genus names ending in -oides are feminine, so the correct name of the species when transferred to Callianthemoides is Callianthemoides semiverticillata. However, Tamura incorrectly used the masculine ending -us (i.e. C. semiverticillatus), which some sources have copied. The adjective verticillatus means "whorled", so that the epithet semiverticillata means "half or partially whorled".
Distribution and habitat
Callianthemoides semiverticillata is native to the northern part of Patagonia (Chile and Argentina). It grows in bare, often loose screes in mountains, at , emerging from the ground in spring at the edge of the melting snow.
Cultivation
Callianthemoides semiverticillata is grown by gardeners specializing in . It is grown in pots under glass and in raised beds and containers outside, but has produced smaller flowers than in the wild. It has been described as "choice" but "difficult to cultivate".
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