Plant species

bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus

Ranunculaceae

Species information

Description

A buttercup with divided or variably shaped leaves and flowers with numerous stamens, usually with yellow petals. The stem is tuberously swollen at the base and the sepals are reflexed. Common species of dry to fresh grasslands that tolerates mowing and grazing well.

Plant traits

Growth form

forb

Life cycle

perennial

Height

10–50 cm

Typical season

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Active growth

Flowering

Fruiting

Timing varies with site and year.

Habitat conditions

Habitat

dry grasslands · mesic grasslands

Light

full sun

Moisture

dry · mesic

Soil

base-rich

Substrate

calcareous

Pollination

insect pollination

Status

native

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