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Ranunculus paludosus Poir., 1789

Common names

  • 🇬🇧 Jersey Buttercup
  • 🇫🇷 Renoncule des marais, Renoncule à feuilles de cerfeuil

Taxonomy

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

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, the peduncle covered with hairs, the (almost) absence of cauline leaves and the finely cut basal leaves allow for the identification of R. paludosus.

Photographs

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Ranunculus paludosus
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Ranunculus paludosus
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Ranunculus paludosus
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Ranunculus paludosus - Flower buds
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Ranunculus paludosus - Leaves
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Ranunculus paludosus - Leaf

Sources

  • Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 953). Biotope.