African Plant Database


Ranunculus aquatilis L.
Protologue : Sp. Pl. 1: 556 (1753)  
Information on the genus : Ranunculus
 
 
Status
Status for NA : accepted (present)
Status for TA : accepted (present)
 
Synonym(s) Homotypic
 Batrachium aquatile (L.) Dumort. (1827)
 Ranunculus aquatilis L. subsp. aquatilis
 Ranunculus aquatilis L. var. aquatilis
 
Synonym(s) Heterotypic
=Ranunculus heterophyllus Weber (1780)
=Ranunculus aquatilis var. heterophyllus (Weber) DC. (1818)
 
Taxon infra-specific
Ranunculus aquatilis L. subsp. aquatilis
Ranunculus aquatilis L. var. aquatilis
 
Ecology and distribution
Trop. Afr.
Biology : Annual or perennial aquatic herb; flowers white.
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Ecology : Submerged, or creeping on mud in montane swamps; c. 4000 m alt.? Europe, N Africa, C & E Asia; W N. America, W S. America, (50°-30° N / 10°-75° S; Andes, 2700-4000 m alt.).

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