Ranunculus hederaceus

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Ranunculus hederaceus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Ranunculus hederaceus, Linn. (Batrachium hederaceum, S. F. Gray). Perennial, semi-aquatic: sts. creeping, rooting at the nodes: lvs. subreniform or rounded-cordate. 3-5 shallow rounded lobes widening to their base and usually entire or notched at the apex, usually opposite and with a black half-moon; stipules various: peduncles usually shorter than the lvs.: fls. 1/6-1/3in. across, white; petals very narrow, 3-nerved, distant, sometimes hardly exceeding the calyx; stamens 5-12; style prolonging the nearly straight inner edge of the ovary: achenes few, glabrous, obovate, laterally compressed at the base, inflated or rounded at the top, muticous; receptacle globose, naked. June. Shallow ponds or mud. W. Eu. and naturalized in N. Amer., Newfoundland to S. Va. B.B. (ed. 2)2:116. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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