Ranunculus acris L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Ranunculaceae// Genus: Ranunculus// Species: Ranunculus acris L.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski in Micevski (1985) and Tutin and Cook in Tutin et al. (1964).

Note: In the populations from Osogovo – Ponikva region, aside from the typical leaves as described in literature data, divided leaves with stipitate segments casually occur. However, since leaf shape tends to vary and both typical and stipitate leaves may be found in a single specimen, it is doubtful if this characteristic is of taxonomic importance.

Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to Greenland, Europe to Russian Far East, Aleutian Islands, Tunisia according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew).

Habitat:  Grasslands, clearings of forests, near mountain streams.

Flowering period: Spring – summer: MAY, JUN, JUL.

References:

Ranunculus acris L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:712125-1 [Accessed 03.08.2024].

Ranunculus L. Micevski, K. (1985). The Flora of SR Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 1. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 116 – 145.

Ranunculus L. Tutin, T.G.; Subgen. Batrachium by Cook, C.D.K. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1964). Flora Europaea. Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 223 – 238.