Flower; Plieningen, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; 9/2010 © Jörn Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaf; Plieningen, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; 9/2010 © Jörn Germer
Leaf insertion; Plieningen, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; 9/2010 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Plieningen, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; 9/2010 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 1557 Date of entry: 02.02.2011 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Meadow buttercup
German: Scharfer Hahnenfuß
Kingdom: Plantae (2605)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2502)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2117)
Order: Ranunculales (57)
Family: Ranunculaceae (52)(family description)
Genus: Ranunculus (11)
Epithet: acris L. (1)
acris => biting, sharp taste
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow
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