Ranunculus peltatus

Taxobox
name = "Ranunculus peltatus"


image_width = 250px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Ranunculales
familia = Ranunculaceae
genus = "Ranunculus"
species = "R. peltatus"
binomial = "Ranunculus peltatus"
binomial_authority = L.

"Ranunculus peltatus" (Pond Water-crowfoot) is a plant species in the genus "Ranunculus", native to Europe, southwestern Asia and northern Africa.Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?417559 "Ranunculus peltatus"] ]

It is a herbaceous annual or perennial plant generally found in slow streams, ponds, or lakes. It has two different leaf types, broad rounded floating leaves 3–5 cm diameter with three to seven shallow lobes, and finely divided thread-like submerged leaves. The flowers are white with a yellow centre, 15–20 mm diameter, with five petals.Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. (1989). "Flora of Britain and Northern Europe". ISBN 0-340-40170-2]

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