Ranunculus acris L., 1753

Common names

🇬🇧 Meadow Buttercup
🇫🇷 Renoncule âcre, Bouton-d’or, Pied-de-coq

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Subfamily: Ranunculoideae
Tribe: Ranunculeae
Genus: Ranunculus
Species: Ranunculus acris

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern

Notes

Possible confusion with many species of the genus Ranunculus. The sepals applied against the corolla, and the unfurrowed peduncle, glabrous or covered with small applied hairs, allow for the identification of R. acris.

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

R. acris subsp. acris L., 1753, P;
R. acris subsp. friesianus (Jord.) Syme, 1863, P;
R. acris subsp. hultenii Vorosch., 1994.

Hybridizes with R. repens L., 1753 to produce R. × rohlenae Domin, 1935, P.

Photographs

img/ranunculus-acris.webp — *Ranunculus acris*

img/ranunculus-acris-2.webp — *Ranunculus acris*

img/ranunculus-acris-3.webp — *Ranunculus acris*

img/ranunculus-acris-4.webp — *Ranunculus acris* - Flower buds

img/ranunculus-acris-5.webp — *Ranunculus acris* - Stem

img/ranunculus-acris-6.webp — *Ranunculus acris* - Cauline leaves

img/ranunculus-acris-7.webp — *Ranunculus acris* - Leaves

img/ranunculus-acris-8.webp — *Ranunculus acris* - Immature seeds

Sources

Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 955). Biotope.