Ranunculus ophioglossifolius Vill.
(Adder’s-tongue Spearwort)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRanunculus ophioglossifolius (Adder’s-tongue Spearwort)
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Briggs, J. 2005 The Badgeworth Buttercup: the smallest reserve gets bigger British Wildlife Vol 16, no 5: 305-312.

Ranunculus ophioglossifolius (Adder’s-tongue Spearwort) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ranunculus ophioglossifolius (Adder’s-tongue Spearwort)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ranunculus ophioglossifolius (Adder’s-tongue Spearwort)
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