Ranunculus acris, Meadow buttercup - Seeds - plants - dried herbs

Common names: Meadow buttercup, Tall buttercup, Giant buttercup

Botanical name & synonyms: Ranunculus acris, Ranunculastrum acer, Ranunculastrum acre, Ranunculastrum boreanum, Ranunculastrum nemorivagum, Ranunculastrum vulgatum, Ranunculus boreanus, Ranunculus cammarifolius, Ranunculus lanuginosus, Ranunculus napellifolius, Ranunculus pascuicolus, Ranunculus rectus, Ranunculus rivularis, Ranunculus steveni, Ranunculastrum stevenii, Ranunculus stipatus, Ranunculus tomophyllus

Family: Buttercup, crowfoot family (Ranunculaceae)

• native to northern Eurasia, North-America
  

• perennial
  

• 30 to 100cm
  

• plant community: fresh meadow
  

• flower V to VIII
  

• poison plant (protoanemonin, ranunculin)
  

• weight of 1000 seeds = 1,6 gram