Common name:
Bulbous buttercup
Family:
Scientific name:
Ranunculus bulbosus
Main flower color:
Range:
All across the UK
Height:
Up to 40 cm
Habitat:
Dry grassland, especially on chalk or limestone soils
Flowers:
Five light green, hairy sepals, fully reflexed when mature, and five rounded bright yellow petals. Flowers are formed singly at the top of the erect, grooved, lightly hairy stem, the base of which is somewhat swollen
Leaves:
Trifoliate; divided into stalked, triangular leaflets, each doubly lobed, with ciliate margins
Season:
March to July
Rarity:
★★★★★
