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Ranunculus peltatus, the pond water-crowfoot, [2] is a plant species in the genus Ranunculus, native to Europe, southwestern Asia and northern Africa. [3] It is a herbaceous annual or perennial plant generally found in slow streams, ponds, or lakes. It has two different leaf types, broad rounded floating leaves 3–5 cm in diameter with three ...
Ranunculus is a genus of about 1,700 species of plants in the Ranunculaceae. [1] Members of the genus include the buttercups , spearworts and water crowfoots . Contents
The most likely one to be encountered is Ranunculus peltatus subsp. baudotii (Godr.) Meikle ex C.D.K. Cook , which was coined in 1983 and has been used until recently in many botanical books. It lies within the taxonomically difficult section Batrachium of the Ranunculaceae, a family that is known to be polyphyletic and therefore might be split.
Ranunculus / r æ ˈ n ʌ ŋ k j ʊ l ə s / [3] is a large genus of about 1750 species [1] [2] of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae. Members of the genus are known as buttercups , spearworts and water crowfoots .
Ranunculus trichophyllus, the threadleaf crowfoot, [3] or thread-leaved water-crowfoot, [4] [5] is a plant species in the genus Ranunculus, native to Europe, Asia and North America. It is a herbaceous annual or perennial plant generally found in slow flowing streams, ponds, or lakes. The daisy-like flowers are white with a yellow centre, with ...
As an invasive species in island habitats, Decalobanthus peltatus can completely cover trees, smothering and killing large areas of native forest; the resulting death of trees and loss of forests can cause less food for native birds and fruit bats and can also increase soil erosion, leading to increased sedimentation and death of coral reefs. [5]
Ranunculus glacialis, the glacier buttercup [1] or glacier crowfoot, is a plant of the family Ranunculaceae. It is a 5-10(-20) cm high perennial herb. It is a 5-10(-20) cm high perennial herb. Often with a single relatively large (1.8 - 3.8 cm) flower, with 5 petals first white later pink or reddish.
Ranunculus sceleratus known by the common names celery-leaved buttercup, [2] celery-leaf buttercup, [3] and cursed buttercup [4] is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. It has a circumpolar distribution in the northern hemisphere, native to temperate and boreal North America and Eurasia , where it grows in wet and ...