Ranunculus repens
Renoncule rampante
Creeping Buttercup
Additional information
| Plant family | |
|---|---|
| Area | Provence Verte |
| Flower colour | yellow |
| Flower size | 20-30 mm |
| Flowering months | June, July, August, September, October |
| Leaf type | Trifoliate, Palmate |
| Height | 20-50 cm |
Description
A creeping Buttercup, growing in dappled shade, in woodland and in damp meadows.
The leaves and stalks are covered in fine hairs. The long stalked leaves often have white markings, one of the characteristics of this Buttercup. The flowering stem leaves are smaller.
Flowers
Shiny, canary-yellow flowers, 5-petalled.
Leaves
Palmate leaf has lobes radiating from a base point, Trifoliate with three leaflets. Lobed, serrated; stem leaves have three leaflets, each leaflet long, wider in the middle and serrated.
Fruits Seeds
Achene: a cylindrical cluster of dry 1- seeded fruit that does not open to release seed.
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