Ranunculus cortusaefolius

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Ranunculus cortusaefolius in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Ranunculus cortusaefolius, Willd. Perennial, 1-3 ft. high, velvety hairy: roots thick, fleshy, fascicled: sts. branched, corymbose above: lower lvs. long-petioled, subcordately reniform, incised lobes cut and dentate; cauline lvs. nearly sessile, 3-5-lobed, lobes narrow; floral lvs. sessile, lanceolate: fls. several to many in a terminal and axillary rather paniculate infl., yellow; sepals 5, ovate to lanceolate, spreading, green with pale margins; petals 5, large, broadly obovate, glossy: achenes compressed, hairy on sides, tapering into recurved beaks, nearly their own length ; head of achenes short-ovoid. May. Isl. of Teneriffe, Canary Isls. B.M. 4625. Gn. 45:28. Gn.W. 8:517. J.F. 3:239.—Not very hardy and needs protection in winter and early spring. It is well suited for pot culture. It is increased by division of the roots in autumn. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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