Ranunculus repens




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