Ranunculus auricomus
| Ranunculus auricomus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Ranunculus |
| Species: | R. auricomus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ranunculus auricomus L. | |
Ranunculus auricomus, known as goldilocks buttercup[1] or Greenland buttercup,[2] is a perennial species of buttercup native to Eurasia. It is a calcicole typically found in moist woods and at the margins of woods. It is apomictic, and several hundred agamospecies have been recognised.[1]
Description
The plants are about 40cm tall, the basal leaves variably three-lobed. The stem leaves are few and deeply divided giving the plant a filiform appearance. The flowers are frequently imperfect or distorted. They are bright yellow, the petals fall easily or absent.[1]:114
Distribution
The species is native to northern Europe and western Asia, approximately from latitudes 43 to 71 degrees and from western Ireland to the Ural Mountains. [3]
References
- 1 2 3 Stace, Clive A. (2010). "Ranunculus L. – Buttercups". New Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press. pp. 110–119. ISBN 978-0-521-70772-5.
- ↑ "Ranunculus auricomus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ Anderberg, Arne. "Ranunculus auricomus (L.) Sw.". Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Stockholm. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
External links
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