Ranunculus millefoliatus Vahl

Taxonomy: Fam. Ranunculaceae// Genus: Ranunculus// Species: Ranunculus millefoliatus Vahl

Variability: Ranunculus millefoliatus var. millefoliatus.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in the Flora of SR Macedonia (Micevski, 1985).

Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to Slovakia, France, South and Southeast Europe to the Mediterranean according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew) and The Euro+Med Plantbase (source: Hörandl and Raab-Straube, 2015).

Habitat:  Grassland, sparse bushland, rocky terrains.

Flowering period: Spring (APR,MAY).

 Ranunculus millefoliatus – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Ranunculus millefoliatus – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Ranunculus millefoliatus – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Ranunculus millefoliatus – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oryzarska” River, 11.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Ranunculus millefoliatus – stems with flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Ranunculus millefoliatus – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Ranunculus millefoliatus – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Ranunculus millefoliatus – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Ranunculus millefoliatus – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Ranunculus millefoliatus – flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Ranunculus millefoliatus – flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Ranunculus millefoliatus – flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Ranunculus millefoliatus – flower. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oryzarska” River, 11.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Ranunculus millefoliatus – flower. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oryzarska” River, 11.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Ranunculus millefoliatus – cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Ranunculus millefoliatus – lower part of plant and basal leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Ranunculus millefoliatus – basal leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Ranunculus millefoliatus – basal leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oryzarska” River, 11.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Ranunculus millefoliatus – basal leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oryzarska” River, 11.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Ranunculus millefoliatus – leaf segments. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oryzarska” River, 11.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Ranunculus millefoliatus – habit. Specimen from Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” River and “Oryzarska” River, 11.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Micevski, K. (1985). The Flora of SR Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 1. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Ranunculus millefoliatus Vahl. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:713227-1 [Accessed 03.07.2021].

Ranunculus millefoliatus. Hörandl, E. & Raab-Straube, E. von (2015): Ranunculeae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet: http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameCache=Ranunculus%20millefoliatus&PTRefFk=7500000 [Accessed 03.07.2021].

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