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Keywords: Ranunculaceae | Ranunculus aquatilis L. | The Netherlands

Ranunculus aquatilis

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Thank you to marcella2@Flickr for sharing today's image with us (original image | BPotD Flickr Group Pool).

White water-crowfoot is native to ponds, lake margins, marshes and slow-flowing rivers throughout much of the northern hemisphere. In Europe, Asia and Africa, it can be found from Norway south to northern Africa. In North America, it stretches from the Arctic to Mexico (note that some treatments suggest it is distributed only in western North America, while others list all of North America).

Posted by Daniel Mosquin at May 17, 2007 12:00 AM

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Some photos showing the flowers are at http://popgen.unimaas.nl/~jlindsey/commanster/Plants/Flowers/SpFlowers/Ranunculus.aquatilis.html which is part of an impressive site showing the wildlife in an area.

Posted by: Ken at May 17, 2007 1:20 AM

Ranunculus aquatilis - Z5 - RHS Index of Garden Plants, Griffiths
Ranunculus aquatilis - Z5-8 - A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, Brickell, Cole, Zuk

Posted by: Beverley at May 17, 2007 8:32 AM

"note that some treatments suggest it is distributed only in western North America"

I think this is misreading Jepson's account? Jepson says: "Distribution outside California: to Alaska, e N.America, Mexico" - note "eastern North America".

Posted by: Michael F at May 17, 2007 4:00 PM

Thanks Ken-excellent site reference.

Posted by: Lee at May 17, 2007 8:24 PM

Ah, I should have linked here instead, Michael: USDA PLANTS database

Posted by: Daniel Mosquin Author Profile Page at May 17, 2007 11:48 PM

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