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Ranunculus acris is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, and is one of the more common buttercups across Europe and temperate Eurasia. Common names include meadow buttercup , [ 1 ] tall buttercup , [ 2 ] common buttercup and giant buttercup .
Members of the genus are known as buttercups, spearworts and water crowfoots. The genus is distributed worldwide, primarily in temperate and montane regions. [ 2 ] The familiar and widespread buttercup of gardens throughout Northern Europe (and introduced elsewhere) is the creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens , which has extremely tough and ...
The plant's genus name comes from a Latin term rana, which means "frog", referring to the buttercup's typical moist and shaded habitats.On the other hand, species' name lanuginosus derives from a Latin word lanugo, which is translated as "downy" and refers to the plant's stem, covered with a layer of fine hair.
Members of the genus include the buttercups, spearworts and water crowfoots. Selected species. A. Species & synonyms Common names Native range Illustration ...
Ranunculus fluitans (the river water-crowfoot, [3]) is a species of buttercup. It is a perennial water plant, which when in favourable conditions (such as fast flowing water, [ 4 ] ) can grow up to 6 m (20 ft) height.
Ranunculus sceleratus (石龍芮) diagram in Gujin Tushu Jicheng encyclopedia by Chen Menglei. Ranunculus sceleratus is an annual herb growing up to half a meter tall. The leaves are more or less glabrous (hairless) and have small blades each deeply lobed or divided into three leaflets.
Like buttercups elsewhere, it is a perennial herb with yellow flowers appearing in spring and summer. James Edward Smith described it in 1815, and it still bears its original name. [1] It is a member of the large cosmopolitan genus Ranunculus, known as buttercups. The species name is Latin "with burrs". [3]
The Nature Conservancy purchased the land holding the buttercups and made it a nature preserve. [ 2 ] [ 8 ] The plant was propagated in tissue culture . [ 8 ] The Conservancy and other agencies have planted some autumn buttercup plants in the Conservancy's preserve near Panguitch, Utah to augment the small population.