Ranunculus aconitifolius L.

Aconite-leaf buttercup (en), Renoncule à feuilles d'Aconit (fr), Renoncule à feuilles d'aconit (fr), Bouton-d'argent (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Ranunculus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.5-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 3-8
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity 2-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity toxic (whole)
Animal toxicity weak toxic (whole)

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Ranunculus aconitifolius habit picture by Pierre LEON (cc-by-sa)
Ranunculus aconitifolius habit picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)
Ranunculus aconitifolius habit picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Ranunculus aconitifolius leaf picture by Daniel Bourget (cc-by-sa)
Ranunculus aconitifolius leaf picture by Pierre LEON (cc-by-sa)
Ranunculus aconitifolius leaf picture by Dita Doležalová (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Ranunculus aconitifolius flower picture by Patrick FOURNIER (cc-by-sa)
Ranunculus aconitifolius flower picture by Marie Bour (cc-by-sa)
Ranunculus aconitifolius flower picture by Theodor Lehner (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Ranunculus aconitifolius fruit picture by Ivan THÉ (cc-by-sa)
Ranunculus aconitifolius fruit picture by huy HO (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ranunculus aconitifolius world distribution map, present in Andorra, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Slovenia, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:712121-1
WFO ID wfo-0000461398
COL ID 78SPD
BDTFX ID 54669
INPN ID 116902
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Ranunculus argenteus Ranula aconitifolia Ranunculus multiflorus Ranunculus nyssanus Ranunculus pacheri Ranunculus dealbatus Ranunculus aconitifolius Ranunculus caballeroi Hecatonia aconitifolia Hecatonia platanifolia