Ranunculus hederaceus L.

Ivy-leaved crowfoot (en), Renoncule lierre (fr), Renoncule à feuilles de Lierre (fr), Renoncule à feuilles de lierre (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Ranunculus

Characteristics

Stems glabrous. Leaves all laminate, filiform-dissected leaves absent. Leaf blade reniform, 0.4-1 × 0.6-1.7 cm, margins shallowly crenate-lobulate, segments rounded. Flowers: receptacle glabrous; sepals recurved, 1.5-2 × 1-1.5 mm, glabrous; petals 5, 2-4 × 1-1.5 mm; style 0.1 mm. Fruiting pedicels recurved. Heads of achenes globose or depressed-globose, 3-4 × 3-4 mm; achenes 1.2-1.6 × 1-1.2 mm, glabrous; beak deciduous, sometimes leaving stub to 0.1 mm. 2 n = 16 (Europe).
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Stems creeping; submersed lvs none; floating lvs long-petioled, shallowly 3–5-lobed; fls white, 5–7 mm wide; receptacle glabrous; 2n=16. Shallow water and wet shores; coastal plain from se. Pa. to S.C.; also Nf. and Europe. May–Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support aquatic
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination autogamy
Spread hydrochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.35
Root system -
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 4-9
Soil humidity 7-9
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
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 hederaceus habit picture by Pierre LEON (cc-by-sa)
Ranunculus hederaceus habit picture by beurny (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Ranunculus hederaceus leaf picture by Pierre LEON (cc-by-sa)
Ranunculus hederaceus leaf picture by López Margarita (cc-by-sa)
Ranunculus hederaceus leaf picture by López Margarita (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Ranunculus hederaceus flower picture by Petya Peeva (cc-by-sa)
Ranunculus hederaceus flower picture by Yvon Libessart (cc-by-sa)
Ranunculus hederaceus flower picture by serge Hamel (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ranunculus hederaceus world distribution map, present in Belgium, Canada, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Croatia, Luxembourg, Latvia, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russian Federation, Sweden, Tunisia, and United States of America

Conservation status

Ranunculus hederaceus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:712875-1
WFO ID wfo-0000461100
COL ID 4RGHV
BDTFX ID 55056
INPN ID 117056
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Ranunculus mauritanicus Ranunculus papillatus Batrachium hederaceum Batrachium omoiophyllum Batrachium coenosum Ranunculus asarifolius Batrachium leiospermum Ranunculus hederaceus