Ranunculus fluitans Lam.

River water-crowfoot (en), Renoncule flottante (fr), Renoncule des rivières (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Ranunculus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.3-6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support aquatic
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread hydrochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 6.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 10-12
Soil texture 1-5
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Ranunculus fluitans habit picture by laurent boniface (cc-by-sa)
Ranunculus fluitans habit picture by kafaktor (cc-by-sa)
Ranunculus fluitans habit picture by Aloys Foecker (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Ranunculus fluitans leaf picture by Michel REGLADE (cc-by-sa)
Ranunculus fluitans leaf picture by Laurence Chabalier (cc-by-sa)
Ranunculus fluitans leaf picture by kafaktor (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Ranunculus fluitans flower picture by robin szymanski (cc-by-sa)
Ranunculus fluitans flower picture by Caroline Maurel (cc-by-sa)
Ranunculus fluitans flower picture by Mathilde Guinay (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ranunculus fluitans world distribution map, present in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine

Conservation status

Ranunculus fluitans threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:712741-1
WFO ID wfo-0000460503
COL ID 4RGCG
BDTFX ID 54998
INPN ID 117027
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Ranunculus fluviatilis Ranunculus peucedanifolius Batrachium fluitans Batrachium fluviatile Batrachium peucedanifolium Ranunculus fluentorum Batrachium bachii Batrachium pumilum Ranunculus aquatilis var. fluviatilis Ranunculus fluitans