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Floral diagram of Ranunculus acris.The light green ovals denote nectaries. Ranunculus acris is a herbaceous perennial plant that grows to a height of 30 to 100 cm, with ungrooved flowing stems bearing glossy yellow flowers about 25 mm across.
Little-leaf buttercup; Small-flower crowfoot; Kidney-leaf buttercup; Small-flowered buttercup; North America; Ranunculus acaulis DC. [6] Dune buttercup; Sand buttercup; Shore buttercup; New Zealand; Ranunculus acer auct. = Ranunculus acris: Ranunculus acetosellifolius Boiss. Southwestern Europe; Ranunculus aconitifolius L. Aconite-leaf ...
The familiar and widespread buttercup of gardens throughout Northern Europe (and introduced elsewhere) is the creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, which has extremely tough and tenacious roots. Two other species are also widespread, the bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus and the much taller meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris.
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Ranunculus acris (common names include meadow buttercup, [34] tall buttercup and giant buttercup. used as a poultice for abscesses, as an oral infusion for "thrush", and the juice is used as a sedative. [35] They also cook the leaves and eat them as greens. [35] (Note: This plant was introduced from Eurasia, and is not native to North America.)
English name: Scientific name: Communities: Brown bent: Agrostis vinealis: H6: Common bent: Agrostis capillaris: MG3, MG5, SD12, CG10, W11: Bristle bent: Agrostis ...
Scientific classification; Kingdom: Plantae: ... the king of the meadow [2] or tall meadow-rue, is a plant in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae.
Thalictrum (/ θ ə ˈ l ɪ k t r ə m /) is a genus of 120-200 species of herbaceous perennial flowering plants in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, native mostly to temperate regions. [1] Meadow-rue is a common name for plants in this genus.