Tuesday, 22 March 2016

Ranunculus reptans


  • Common Name - creeping buttercup
  • Botanical Name - Ranunculus reptans
  • Family - Ranunculaceae
  • Bud - basal
  • Stem/Bark - green
  • Leaf - compound, white spots on leaf, ovate shape, acute apex, auriculate base, pinnately lobed margins
  • Flower - solitary flower, yellow. showy, June - August
  • Fruit - achene, green, October - November
  • Habit - horizontal
  • Form - creeping/mat like
  • Size -  0.1 - 0.2 m
  • Culture - deep shade, wet soil
  • Use - invasive, attracts bees

1 comment:

  1. You have a confusion here between Creeping SPEARWORT, Ranunculus REPTANS (upper picture) and Creeping BUTTERCUP, Ranunculus REPENS (lower picture, and decription).

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