Common name
English: Meadow buttercup
German: Scharfer Hahnenfuß
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Ranunculales (76)
Family: Ranunculaceae (53)(family description)
Genus: Ranunculus (11)
Epithet: acris L. (1)
Synonyms: Ranunculastrum boraeanum Fourr., Ranunculus acer L., Ranunculus acris Beck, Ranunculus constantinopolitanus Schur, Ranunculus lanuginosus Scop., Ranunculus montanus C.Presl, Ranunculus rivularis Arv.-Touv., Ranunculus tuberosus Stur
acris => biting, sharp taste
montanus => growing in the mountains
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow
External links
Check for Ranunculus acris at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1742] Ranunculus acris - Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé: Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz
- [1852] Ranunculus acris - Plants For A Future