− | Ranunculus lingua, Linn. Fig. 3342. Perennial, 2-3 ft. or more high: roots densely fibrous: sts. erect, glabrous: lvs. 6-10 in. long, lanceolate, acuminate, sessile, semi-amplexicaul, entire or toothed: fls. showy, yellow, about 1 1/2in. across, somewhat panicled; sepals oval, villous; petals shining: achenes 60-80, in a globose head, compressed, with a straight border which is larger at the top, beak large, short, sword-shaped: receptacle glabrous. June-Sept. Marshes, ditches and pond borders. Eu. and Temp. Asia south to the Himalayas. Gn. 48:500.—Useful for water-gardens and aquatic planting. Var. grandiflorus, Hort., apparently differs only in the size of fl. | + | Ranunculus lingua, Linn. Perennial, 2-3 feet or more high: roots densely fibrous: stems erect, glabrous: leaves 6-10 inches long, lanceolate, acuminate, sessile, semi-amplexicaul, entire or toothed: flowers showy, yellow, about 1 1/2in. across, somewhat panicled; sepals oval, villous; petals shining: achenes 60-80, in a globose head, compressed, with a straight border which is larger at the top, beak large, short, sword-shaped: receptacle glabrous. June-Sept. Marshes, ditches and pond borders. Eu. and Temp. Asia south to the Himalayas.—Useful for water-gardens and aquatic planting. Var. grandiflorus, Hort., apparently differs only in the size of fl. |