Buttercup - Bulbous
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 17th June 2018 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File




Buttercup - Bulbous
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Local names: 		Ranunculus bulbosus.
Ranunculales.
Ranunculaceae.
Perennial.
St Anthony’s turnip, Frog’s foot, Golcup.
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 Meadows, roadsides, hedgerows, riverbanks, sand dunes.
20 - 60 cms.
March - June.
The name “Bulbous” refers to the swollen base of the stem (that isn’t actually a bulb, more of a tuber). It has down-turned sepals underneath the petals