Ranunculus lapponicus
Ranunculus lapponicus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Ranunculaceae |
Genus: | Ranunculus |
Species: | R. lapponicus |
Binomial name | |
Ranunculus lapponicus L. | |
Ranunculus lapponicus, the Lapland buttercup,[1] is distributed all over the arctic, with the exception of northern and eastern Greenland.
It is a low, prostrate plant with a creeping, underground stem (rhizome) which sends out long stalks and shoots bearing the flowers. The leaves are deeply tripartite, forming 3 lobes which are toothed or crenated. The flowers are yellow, solitary, generally having 6 (8) petals that are distinctly longer than the sepals. After flowering, the fruit forms a globular head of carpels held above the creeping plant.
It grows in wet localities, especially in moss carpets along beaches, streams and lakes.
References
- ↑ "Ranunculus lapponicus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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