Ranunculus asiaticus L.

Ranunculus asiaticus (en), Renoncule d'Asie (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Ranunculus

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.15-0.5m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.5
Root system fibrous-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 6-9
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cancer (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 68
Germination temperacture (C°) 16
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Ranunculus asiaticus flower picture by Franc-Christophe BAURENS (cc-by-sa)
Ranunculus asiaticus flower picture by shehab jaber (cc-by-sa)
Ranunculus asiaticus flower picture by Gal Nan (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ranunculus asiaticus world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Syrian Arab Republic, and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:712245-1
WFO ID wfo-0000461243
COL ID 4RFQD
BDTFX ID 83820
INPN ID 717442
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Ranunculus flammipetalus Cyprianthe asiatica Ranunculus garianicus Ranunculus asiaticus Ranunculus sanguineus Ranunculus asiaticus subsp. latilobus Ranunculus asiaticus subsp. tenuilobus Ranunculus asiaticus var. tenuilobus Cyprianthe anemonoides