Bulbous Buttercup (Ranunculus bulbosus)

also known as: Bulbous Crowfoot, St. Anthony's Turnip, Yellow Weed, Blister Flower and Gowan


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Division - Magnoliaphyta
Class - Magnoliopsida
Subclass - Magnoliidae
Order - Ranunculales
Family - Ranunculaceae
Genus - Ranunculus


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The easiest way that I have found to identify this species is by the downturned sepals at the base of the flower. It can also be identified by the 'bulb' at the top of the root-structures, but that requires digging up the plant.


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