Ceratocephala falcata (L.) Cramer

Taxonomy: Fam. Ranunculaceae// Genus: Ceratocephala// Species: Ceratocephala falcata (L.) Cramer.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1985) as Ceratocephalus falcatus (L.) Pers (syn. Ranunculus falcatus L.). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Hörandl & Raab-Straube, 2015) is Ceratocephala falcata (L.) Cramer.

Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from the Mediterranean to East Europe and Xinjiang (China) according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew).

Habitat:  Disturbed ground – ruderal areas, roadsides, near cultivated land.

Flowering period: Spring: MAR, APR.

References:

Ceratocephala falcata. 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?NameId=96148&PTRefFk=7500000 [Accessed 27.03.2022].

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

Ranunculus falcatus L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:712680-1 [Accessed 27.03.2022].