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Like most buttercups, Ranunculus repens is poisonous, although these poisons are lost when dried with hay. The taste of buttercups is acrid, so cattle avoid eating them. The plants then take advantage of the cropped ground around them to spread their stolons. Creeping buttercup also is spread through the transportation of hay.
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 ...
Members of the genus include the buttercups, spearworts and water crowfoots Selected species. A. Species & synonyms ... Europe; Southwestern Asia; Northern Africa ...
Ranunculus asiaticus, the Persian buttercup, is a species of buttercup native to the eastern Mediterranean region, southwestern Asia, southeastern Europe (Crete, Karpathos and Rhodes), and northeastern Africa. [1] It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing up to 45 cm tall, with simple or branched stems.
The native range of Ranunculus bulbosus is Western Europe between about 60°N and the Northern Mediterranean coast. It grows in both the eastern and western parts of North America as an introduced weed. [4] Bulbous buttercup grows in lawns, pastures and fields in general, preferring nutrient-poor, well-drained soils.
Ranunculus muricatus is a species of buttercup known by the common names rough-fruited buttercup [1] and spinyfruit buttercup. [2] It is native to Europe, but it can be found in many other places in the world, including parts of Africa, Australia, and the western and eastern United States, as an introduced species and agricultural and roadside weed.
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 .
Ranunculus lanuginosus, commonly known as the wooly buttercup [2] and downy buttercup, [3] is a herbaceous perennial plant species in the family Ranunculaceae, [4] that grows in some parts of Europe. [5] [6]