Bulbous Buttercup
Bulbous Buttercup flowers
Downturned sepals of fully open flower
Furrowed flower stem
Leaves
Swollen base to stems
Ranunculus bulbosus
Ranunculaceae
Late March to May
It is found throughout the country.
See the BSBI distribution map for Bulbous buttercup
It grows in grassland, especially on lime.
Bulbous Buttercup is a native, perennial herb, growing up
to 40cm.
The flowers are up to 3cm across, bright yellow and, when
the flowers are fully open, the sepals are turned
downwards.
The flower stalks are furrowed.
The leaves have 3 distinct triangular lobes, each
with 3 more lobes and with the upper lobe separated
from the others by a stalk.
Stems have swollen (bulbous) bases.
Bulbous Buttercup flowers
Downturned sepals of fully open flower
Furrowed flower stem
Leaves
Swollen base to stems
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