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Ranunculus flammula var. ovalis (Bigelow) L.D.Benson

Renoncule rampante (fr), Renoncule flammette ovale (fr)

Variety

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Ranunculus > Ranunculus flammula

Characteristics

Stems prostrate or sometimes ascending, 0.5-2 mm thick. Leaf blades lance-elliptic to lanceolate or linear, 0.8-3.3 × 0.2-0.8 cm. Flowers: sepals 2-3 mm; petals 3-5 × 2-3 mm. 2 n = 32.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread hydrochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.45
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 1-8
Soil humidity 9-12
Soil texture 1-5
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Ranunculus flammula var. ovalis world distribution map, present in Canada and France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:217297-2
WFO ID wfo-0001129407
COL ID 5R5FQ
BDTFX ID 118944
INPN ID 718763
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Ranunculus flammula var. ovalis Ranunculus reptans var. ovalis Ranunculus filiformis var. ovalis Ranunculus reptans var. samolifolius
WorldFloraDB 2024