Ranunculus flammula

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Lesser spearwort
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Ranunculus
Species:
R. flammula
Binomial name
Ranunculus flammula

Ranunculus flammula, the lesser spearwort,[1] greater creeping spearwort[2] or banewort, is a species of perennial herbaceous plants in the genus Ranunculus (buttercup), growing in damp places throughout the Boreal Kingdom. It flowers June/July. Ranunculus flammula is poisonous. It is very closely related to R. reptans, which is distinguished by prostrate and more slender stems, narrower leaves and smaller flowers and is sometimes included within R. flammula sensu lato as a variety (R. flammula var. reptans (L.) E. Meyer).

In addition to other forms of pollination, this plant is adapted to rain-pollination.[3]

Gallery[]

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Illustrations[]

  • Ranunculus flammula
    Illustration in:
    Jakob Sturm: "Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen",
    Stuttgart (1796)

  • Ranunculus flammula var reptans
    Illustration in:
    Jakob Sturm: "Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen",
    Stuttgart (1796)

  • Žgoča zlatica. (Ranúnculus Flámmula.)
    Illustration #29 in: Martin Cilenšek: , Celovec (1892)

References[]

  1. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. ^ "Ranunculus flammula". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  3. ^ Hagerup, O. 1950. Rain-pollination. I kommission hos E. Munksgaard. Retrieved 26 May 2018.

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