Family | Ranunculaceae |
Subfamily | Ranunculoideae |
Tribe | Ranunculeae |
Scientific name | Ranunculus repens L. |
Synonyms | Ranunculus repens forma polypetalus S. H. Li & Y. H. Huang; Ranunculus repens var. brevistylus Maximowicz; Ranunculus repens var. erectus de Candolle; Ranunculus repens var. glabratus de Candolle; Ranunculus repens var. linearilobus de Candolle; Ranunculus repens var. major Nakai; Ranunculus repens var. pleniflorus Fernald; Ranunculus repens var. villosus Lamotte |
Common name | (Japanese common name) hai-kinpouge (ハイキンポウゲ, 這金鳳花 [meaning: creeping buttercup]) |
(English common name) creeping buttercup | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (north of Kanto region) |
(Other nations) northern hemisphere | |
Habitat | Swamp, wet field |
Chromosomal number | 2n=16, 32 |
Description | Plants 15-35cm tall. Leaves 5-17cm wide. Flowers yellow 5 petals each 7-12mm long, flowering in May to July. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Ranunculus repens L. |
Ranunculus repens Linnaeus | |
Ranunculus repens L. | |
Anti-microbial compositions (US Patent 6951833/2005) |
May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |