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Ranunculus bulbosus

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33: 46: 211: 308:, which gives it a bitter, acid taste, so cases of poisoning in humans are rare. It is also avoided by livestock when fresh, but when the plant dries the toxin is lost, so hay containing the plant is safe for animal consumption. Pigs are unaffected by the toxin and eat bulbous buttercups avidly, being prepared to travel long distances to find them; hence the folk name of the plant, 553: 222:
leaves on the stem. The flower forms at the apex of the stems, with 5–7 petals, the sepals strongly reflexed. The flowers are glossy yellow and 1.5–3 cm wide. The plant blooms from April to July.
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Other names for the bulbous buttercup are "Goldcup" because of the colour and shape of the leaves, and "Frogs-foot" from their form.
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and fields in general, preferring nutrient-poor, well-drained soils. Although it doesn't generally grow in proper crops or improved
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The stems are 20–40 cm tall, erect, branching, and slightly hairy, with a swollen corm-like base. There are alternate and
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Species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae
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The bulbous buttercup gets its name from its distinctive
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as an introduced weed. Bulbous buttercup grows in lawns,
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is Western Europe between about 60°N and the Northern
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Scientific classification
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Plantae
Tracheophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Ranunculales
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus
Binomial name
L.
perennial
flowering plant
buttercup
Ranunculaceae

sessile
Mediterranean
coast
North America
pastures
grassland
hay
perennating organ
corm
sepals
buttercups
glycoside
ranunculin

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