Ivy-leaved Crowfoot
Ivy-leaved Crowfoot, Pilsdon Pen, Dorset
Close-up of flower
Ivy-shaped leaves
Ranunculus hederaceus
Ranunculaceae
Ivy-leaved Water Crowfoot
March to October
It is found throughout the country but is less common in
the East.
See the BSBI distribution map for Ivy-leaved Crowfoot
It grows in shallow water and on the muddy edges of
ponds, ditches, streams and flushes, in bare muddy
places such as gateways puddled by cattle, paths
and tracks.
Ivy-leaved Crowfoot is a relatively inconspicuous,
native, annual or short-lived perennial, prostrate or
floating herb.
Flowers are 4-8mm across with 5 white, separated
petals, which are slightly bigger than the sepals.
Leaves are shiny, kidney-shaped, 3 to 5 lobed and
with dark markings at the base.
The stems root in the mud at the nodes (picture 1).
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Ivy-leaved Crowfoot, Pilsdon Pen, Dorset
Close-up of flower
Ivy-shaped leaves
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