Ranunculus flammula, the lesser spearwort,[2] greater creeping spearwort[3] 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).
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Ranunculus |
| Species: | R. flammula
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| Ranunculus flammula | |
In addition to other forms of pollination, this plant is adapted to rain-pollination.[4]
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Illustrations
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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: Naše škodljive rastline, Celovec (1892)
References
edit- ^ Lansdown, R.V. (2014). "Ranunculus flammula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T164282A42405074. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ NRCS. "Ranunculus flammula". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ Hagerup, O. 1950. Rain-pollination. I kommission hos E. Munksgaard. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
External links
edit- Media related to Ranunculus flammula at Wikimedia Commons
