White buttercup

White buttercup
White buttercup ( Ranunculus amplexicaulis )
Systematics
Order : Buttercups (Ranunculales) Family : Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae) Subfamily : Ranunculoideae Tribe : Ranunculeae Genre : Buttercup ( Ranunculus ) Type : White buttercup
Scientific name
Ranunculus amplexicaulis
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The white buttercup ( Ranunculus amplexicaulis ) is a species of the genus buttercup ( Ranunculus ).

features

The white buttercup is a perennial, herbaceous plant that reaches heights of 4 to 30 centimeters. The leaves are entire. The basal leaves are not divided. The basal leaf blade is ovate-lanceolate. The stem leaves are surrounding the stem. The flower stalks are bare. The sepals are bare. The fruits are clearly veined.

The flowering period extends from May to July.

The species is diploid and has the number of chromosomes 2n = 16.

Occurrence

The species occurs in the central and eastern Pyrenees on mats at altitudes of 1000 to 2500 meters.

use

The white buttercup is rarely used as an ornamental plant for rock gardens. The species has been in culture since at least 1605.

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b c d e} Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Rothmaler excursion flora from Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants . Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 , p. 146.
2. ↑ Jaakko Jalas, Juha Suominen: Atlas florae europaeae . Volume 8 (Nymphaeaceae to Ranunculaceae). Page 207, Helsinki 1989. ISBN 951-9108-07-6

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