Ranunculus lingua
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Ranunculus
Species:
R. lingua
Binomial name
Ranunculus lingua
Synonyms
  • Flammula lingua Fourr.

Ranunculus lingua, the greater spearwort,[2] great spearwort,[3] tongue-leaved crowfoot,[4] or water buttercup,[5] is a plant species in the family Ranunculaceae native to temperate areas of Europe, Siberia and through to the western Himalayas. It is a semiaquatic plant that prefers to grow in about 40 cm (16 in) of water in a variety of wetland habitats.[6] A cultivar (or perhaps a traditional variety) called 'Grandiflorus', the large-flowered greater spearwort, has 6 cm flowers and is favored by gardeners.[7]

In a garden setting

References

  1. ↑ Sp. pl. 1:549. 1753
  2. ↑ Wiersema, John H.; León, Blanca (2016-04-19). World Economic Plants: A Standard Reference, Second Edition. p. 579. ISBN 9781466576810.
  3. ↑ Catlow, Agnes (1852). Popular Field Botany: Containing a Familiar and Technical Description of the Plants Most Common to the Various Localities of the British Isles, Adapted to the Study of Either the Artificial or Natural Systems. London: Reeve and Co. p. 301. OCLC 7536831.
  4. ↑ Loudon, J. C.; Loudon, Mrs. (1850). An Encyclopædia of Gardening; Comprising the Theory and Practice of Horticulture, Floriculture, Arboriculture, and Landscape Gardening; Including All the Latest Improvements; A General History of Gardening in All Countries; And a Statistical View of its Present State; With Suggestions for its Future Progress in the British Isles. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. p. 405. OCLC 6858645.
  5. ↑ Everett, Thomas H. (1963). New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Gardening, Unabridged. New York: Greystone Press. p. 1765. OCLC 23370502.
  6. ↑ Rybka, Vlastik; Duchoslav, Martin (2007). "Influence of Water Depth on Growth and Reproduction of Ranunculus lingua". Belgian Journal of Botany. 140 (1): 130–135. JSTOR 20794630.
  7. ↑ "Ranunculus lingua 'Grandiflorus' large-flowered greater spearwort". rhs.org. The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
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