Ranunculus arvensis, the corn buttercup[1] or field buttercup,[2] is a plant species in the family Ranunculaceae. Native to Europe, it can be found on other continents as an introduced species and sometimes a weed, including in North America and Australia. It was formerly a common annual arable weed in Britain, but is now rare there. It is most often found in moist places, such as spring puddles in meadows.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Ranunculus |
| Species: | R. arvensis
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Many local common names refer to the spines on the seed heads or the achenes on the mature fruit:[3]
- devil's claws
- hellweed
- devil-on-both-sides
- devil's coach wheel
- devil's currycombs
- crowclaws (Yorkshire)
- horse-gold (Yorkshire)
- eggs-and-bacon (Cheshire)
- jackweed (Oxfordshire)
References
edit- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ranunculus arvensis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Ranunculus arvensis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
- ^ "Corn buttercup (Ranunculus arvensis)". Plantlife. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
External links
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Media related to Ranunculus arvensis at Wikimedia Commons- Jepson Manual Treatment
- Washington Burke Museum
- Photo gallery
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