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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.
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
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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.
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 .
Creeping buttercup was sold in many parts of the world as an ornamental plant, and has now become an invasive species in many parts of the world. [3] 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 ...
Ranunculus hispidus is a species of perennial flowering plant in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. It is commonly known as bristly buttercup [ 2 ] or hispid buttercup . [ 3 ] It is a small plant native to central and eastern North America that grows to a height up to 30 cm (1 ft) and has 5-petaled yellow flowers.
Ranunculus lanuginosus is an entomophilous species [2] that flowers between May and August. [5] This buttercup has yellow to orange flowers with darker middle area and five floral leaves in both corolla and calyx. [4] Each flower measures from 2 to 2.5 centimetres. [5] Calyx has hairy sepals.