Ranunculus acris L.
(Meadow Buttercup)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRanunculus acris (Meadow Buttercup)
GenusRanunculus (buttercups and crowfoots)
FamilyRANUNCULACEAE (buttercups, crowfoots)
OrderRANUNCULALES (buttercups, poppies and barberries)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Ranunculus acris (Meadow Buttercup) :
1: Ranunculus acris (Meadow Buttercup)
4 Jun 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in horse paddock and along fence at roadside
Image 1: Meadow Buttercups beside fence by horse paddockImage 2: Meadow Buttercups in horse paddockImage 3: Meadow Buttercups in horse paddock (2)Image 4: Meadow Buttercups in horse paddock (3)Image 5: Meadow Buttercups in horse paddock (4)Image 6: Plant - in situImage 7: Achene - magnifiedImage 8: CymeImage 9: Flowers - enlargedImage 10: Flowers - enlarged (2)Image 11: Flower - side view - enlargedImage 12: Flower - top view - enlargedImage 13: Flower - top view - enlarged (2)Image 14: Flower - top view - enlarged (3)Image 15: Flower - underside - enlargedImage 16: Leaf - basal - lamina - top surfaceImage 17: Leaf - basal - top surface - magnifiedImage 18: Leaf - basal - under surface - magnifiedImage 19: Leaf - cauline - mid-stem - top surfaceImage 20: Leaf - cauline - upper-stem - top surfaceImage 21: Leafes - basal, cauline, upper cauline - top surfacesImage 22: Achenes - magnifiedImage 23: Fruiting head - magnifiedImage 24: Fruiting head - magnified (2)Image 25: Peduncle - magnified
2: Ranunculus acris (Meadow Buttercup)
30 May 1976 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Flower - enlarged
3: Ranunculus acris (Meadow Buttercup)
7 Jul 1971 OSGR: TQ31 50° 60’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Plant - in situ

Ranunculus acris (Meadow Buttercup) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ranunculus acris (Meadow Buttercup)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 31 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ranunculus acris (Meadow Buttercup)
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