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Ranunculus reptans
| Common name: |
Creeping Spearwort |
Family: |
Ranunculaceae |
| Author: |
L. |
Botanical references: |
17 |
| Synonyms: |
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| Known Hazards: |
All parts of the plant are poisonous[19], the toxins being destroyed by heat or by drying[65]. The plant also has a strongly acrid juice that can cause blistering to the skin[65, 183]. |
| Range: |
Northern and central Europe, including Britain. |
| Habitat: |
A rare plant of lake margins in the Lake District and in Scotland[17]. |
| Edibility Rating (1-5): |
1 | Medicinal Rating (1-5): | 0 |
| Other Possible Synonyms: | From various places across the web, may not be correct. See below. |
| R. filiformis[B,P]
R. flammula var. filiformis[B,P]
R. flammula var. reptans[B,P]
R. repens[B,CPHOTO,CAL,CAL,,DUTCH,E,G,HORTIPLEX,L,P]
R. repens var. degeneratus[B]
R. repens var. erectus[B]
R. repens var. glabratus[B]
R. repens var. linearilobus[B]
R. repens var. pleniflorus[B]
R. repens var. typicus[B]
R. repens var. villosus[B]
R. reptans var. filiformis[B,P]
R. reptans var. intermedius[B,P]
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| Other Common Names: | From various places around the Web, may not be correct. See below. |
| Creeping Buttercup [L,B,P], Creeping Spearwort [L], Crowfoot,Acrid [E], Flam Buttercup [P], Kruipende Boterbloem [D], |
| Epithets: | From a Dictionary of Botanical Epithets |
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reptans = creeping
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| Systematics: | From a USDA Plants Database |
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Order: Ranunculales. Buttercup family
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| Other Range Info: |
From the Ethnobotany Database |
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Physical Characteristics
Perennial growing to 0.2m by 1m at a fast rate. It is not frost tender. It is in flower from June to August. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Bees, flies and beetles.
We rate it 1/5 for edibility and
0/5 for medicinal use.
The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils.
The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils.
It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.
It requires moist or wet soil.
Edible Uses
Root - cooked[257]. The roots have been baked and then dipped in oil
before being eaten[257].
Medicinal Uses
Disclaimer
None known
Other Uses
None known
Cultivation details
Prefers a moist loamy soil on the heavy side.
A greedy plant, inhibiting the growth of nearby plants, especially
legumes[54].
Propagation
Seed - sow spring in a cold frame. When large enough to handle, prick
the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer.
Division in spring. Very easy, larger divisions can be planted out direct
into their permanent positions.
Suppliers
For more details of plant suppliers please see our Suppliers Page which lists many more places to look.
Web References
References for Ranunculus flammula var. filiformis (a possible synonym).
References for Ranunculus repens (a possible synonym).
- [L] Scientific and Common Names (some photos)
from Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- [E] Ethnobotany Data
(common names, uses, countries) from the Ethnobotany Database.
- [V] Images
from the Vascular Plant Image Gallery of the Texas A& M Bioinformatics Working Group.
- [B] Data
(Latin & Common names, other references) from the BONAP's Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
- [G] Data
(Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.
- [C] Taxon data.
from the CalFlora database.
- Images
from the CalPhoto database.
- [P] Data.
(uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.
- [HP] Links, Photos, Suppliers from Hortiplex Plant Database
References for the family Ranunculaceae.
See the PFAF Links Pages for other sources.
Also try Photos and info from the The Plants Database which has 14,000 images.
[17] Clapham, Tootin and Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press 1962
A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
[19] Stary. F. Poisonous Plants. Hamlyn 1983 ISBN 0-600-35666-3
Not very comprehensive, but easy reading.
[54] Hatfield. A. W. How to Enjoy your Weeds. Frederick Muller Ltd 1977 ISBN 0-584-10141-4
Interesting reading.
[65] Frohne. D. and Pfänder. J. A Colour Atlas of Poisonous Plants. Wolfe 1984 ISBN 0723408394
Brilliant. Goes into technical details but in a very readable way. The best work on the subject that I've come across so far.
[183] Facciola. S. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications 1990 ISBN 0-9628087-0-9
Excellent. Contains a very wide range of conventional and unconventional food plants (including tropical) and where they can be obtained (mainly N. American nurseries but also research institutes and a lot of other nurseries from around the world.
[257] Moerman. D. Native American Ethnobotany Timber Press. Oregon. 1998 ISBN 0-88192-453-9
Very comprehensive but terse guide to the native uses of plants. Excellent bibliography, fully referenced to each plant, giving a pathway to further information. Not for the casual reader.
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