Ranunculus sceleratus
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Bulawayo golf course, Bulawayo.
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Bulawayo golf course, Bulawayo.
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Bulawayo golf course, Bulawayo.
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Bulawayo golf course, Bulawayo.
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Adonis palustris Raeusch. Batrachium sceleratum (L.) Th.Fr. ex A.Pihl Hecatonia palustris Lour. Hecatonia scelerata Fourr. Ranunculus holophyllus Hance Ranunculus indicus Roxb. Ranunculus oryzetorum Bunge |
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| Status: | Native |
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Annual herb up to 50 cm tall. Leaves petiolate, more or less hairless; lower leaves deeply lobed or 3-foliolate; upper leaves slender with margin entire. Flowers yellow, 5-10mm in diameter with 5 or fewer petals; sepals reflexed. Fruit an achene borne in clusters. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | sceleratus: harmful, poisonous |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native in temperate and boreal North America and Eurasia and mountanous regions in Northwest Africa, Ethiopia, DR Congo and Zimbabwe. |
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| Literature: |
Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 69. Troupin, G. (1978). Ranunculaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume I Pages 268 - 269. (Includes a picture). |
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