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Ranunculus arvensis L., Sp. Pl. 555 1753. (Syn: Cynomorbium heterophyllum Opiz; Hericinia arvensis Fourr.; Pachyloma arvense (L.) Spach; Pfundia arvensis Opiz; Ranunculus arvensis var. tuberculatus DC.; Ranunculus curvirostratus Bertol.; Ranunculus echinatus Crantz (ambiguous synonym); Ranunculus reticulatus Regel & Schmitz ex Seub. (ambiguous synonym); Ranunculus segetalis Kit. ex Uechtr.; Ranunculus tuberculatus DC. (ambiguous synonym));
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India: Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh; Afghanistan; Pakistan; N. & W. Asia to Europe; Persia as per Srivastava SK (2010) Revision of genus Ranunculus L.(Ranunculaceae) in India. Taiwania 55(3): 273-314. [Full text with line diagrams];
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Albania, Austria, Belgium, Baleares, England, Bulgaria, Corsica, Crete, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Denmark, Finland (I), France, Germany, Greece (incl. Kiklades), Ireland, Switzerland, Netherlands, Spain, ?Andorra, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Hercegovina, Montenegro, Serbia & Kosovo, Macedonia, Portugal, Malta, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Sweden, Crimea, Ukraine, Belarus, Estonia (I), Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco,
Northern Caucasus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia [Caucasus], Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Japan (I), Australia (I) (New South Wales (I), Tasmania (I)), China (I) (Anhui (I), Hubei (I)), North Korea, Turkey (E-Anatolia, Inner Anatolia, N-Anatolia, NE-Anatolia, NW-Anatolia: Bithynia, S-Anatolia, SE-Anatolia, SE-Anatolia: Mesopotamian Anatolia, SSW-Anatolia, SW-Anatolia, W-Anatolia, WN-Anatolia), Cyprus (C-Mountains, E-Cyprus, N-Cyprus, S-Cyprus, W-Cyprus), East Aegaean Isl., Rhodos, Egypt (NW-coastal Egypt), European Turkey, Iran (N-Iran, NW-Iran, W-Iran, C-Iran, E-Iran, S-Iran), Iraq (NE-Iraq, NW-Iraq, SE-Iraq), Israel (coastal W-Israel, Rift Valley, N-Israel, N-Negev Desert, Judean Desert), Jordania (S-Jordania, W-Jordania), Lebanon (Antilebanon, C-Lebanon, coastal W-Lebanon), Syria (C-Syrian Desert, Jazira, NW-Syria, Jbel Druze, W-Syrian Mountains), Afghanistan (Baghlan, Faryab, Ghorat, Herat, Kabul, Kandahar, Kunar / Nuristan, Wardak, Nangarhar, Paktia / Khost, Parwan, Takhar), Madeira (Madeira Isl.), Canary Isl. (Gran Canaria), Jammu & Kashmir, India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh), Pakistan (widespread), USA (I) (Alabama (I), Arkansas (I), California (I), District of Columbia (I), Georgia (I), Idaho (I), Illinois (I), Kansas (I), Louisiana (I), Maryland (I), Missouri (I), Mississippi (I), Montana (I), North Carolina (I), New Jersey (I), New York (I), Ohio (I), Oregon (I), Pennsylvania (I), South Carolina (I), Tennessee (I), Utah (I), Washington State (I), West Virginia (I)), Chile (I) as per Catalogue of life; Common name: Corn Buttercup, Devil-on-all-sides, Scratch Bur
Branched erect annual herb reaching up to 45 cm in height; leaves alternate, petiole alomost as long as blade; lower oblanceolate, with few irregular teeth upwards; upper 3-parted with segments again parted into linear lobes; flowers yellow, 7-12 mm across; sepals hairy outside; petals obovate; achenes usually 4-7, 5-6 mm long, trongly compressed, with long tubercles, beak straight or slightly curved.
Ranunculaceae Week- Ranunculus arvensis from Morni Hills, Haryana: Here are mine from same area: area around Tikkar Tal Lake in Morni, photographed on April 10, 2011. .
Ranunculaceae Week: Ranunculus arvensis from Morni hills:
Plant for ID from Paddar valley J&K. 281111 SRANA 03:
Ranunculus species 03 from Paddar valley J&K 140712: Kindly identify this Ranunculus species
Location: Paddar valley J&K
Altitude: 2000 meters
Date: 19th May 2012
Habit/habitat: Wild herb
Height: 50-60 cms Kindly identify this Ranunculus species
Location: Paddar valley J&K
Altitude: 2000 meters
Date:19 May 2012
Habit/habitat: Wild herb
Height: 30-50 cms fruits are crucial for Ranunculus identification but looks like R. arvensis Yes Ranunculus arvensis Ranunculus arvensis L., Sp. Pl. ed. 1:555. 1753
Branched erect annual herb reaching up to 45 cm in height; leaves alternate, petiole alomost as long as blade; lower oblanceolate, with few irregular teeth upwards; upper 3-parted with segments again parted into linear lobes; flowers yellow, 7-12 mm across; sepals hairy outside; petals obovate; achenes usually 4-7, 5-6 mm long, trongly compressed, with long tubercles, beak straight or slightly curved.
Photographed from Morni Hills in Apreil and Kashmir in May. . Ranunculaceae Fortnight: Ranunculus arvensis from Morni hills-GSJAN39/39 : 1 post by 1 author.
Ranunculus arvensis L.
Small annual herb with narrow leaf segments, small yellow flowers and large spiny achenes, photographed from around Tikkar Tal Lake in Morni on April 10, 2011.
Ranunculaceae Fortnight:: Ranunculus arvensis from Morni:: NS 2015 Jan-33 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6) Very specific achenes with hooked spines on margin. Never seen in Uttarakhand, though known to occur here. Nice upload.
     Ranunculus arvensis ABAPR2017/04 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5)
I found these growing among the wheat crops at about 1900m. The size of the flowers, leaves and the claw-like pods point to R. arvensis. Please advise. Ranunculus arvensis
Above Dal Lake, Dharamshala, HP
1900m approx.
08 April 2017 Of course it is Ranunculus arvensis… . 460 ID wild plant: 5 high res. images. Ranunculus arvensis L. Yes, it is Ranunculus arvensis, dear Saroj ji, thank you very much for ID my plant
. References: Catalogue of life The Plant List Ver.1.1 IPNI GBIF (High resolution specimens) POWO Flowers of India India Biodiversity Portal Wikipedia PFAF USDA |
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