Gateshead Birders

Flora

Lesser Spearwort


Ranunculs flammula

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Photo © Keith Robson
09 August 2009 - Kibblesworth brickwork

Flower like buttercup but narrow undivided leaves.

Other features: Flower-stalks furrowed.

It is very closely related to R. reptans, which is distinguished by prostrate and more slender stems, narrower leaves and smaller flowers and is sometimes included within R. flammula sensu lato as a variety (R. flammula var. reptans). It flowers June/July.

 

Flower

Photo © Keith Robson
09 August 2009 - Kibblesworth brickworks

 

Seed pod

Photo © Keith Robson
09 August 2009 - Kibblesworth brickworks


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