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Ranunculus_arvensis - L.

Common Name Corn Buttercup
Family Ranunculaceae
USDA hardiness Coming soon
Known Hazards All parts of the plant are poisonous when fresh, the toxins are destroyed by heat or by drying[4, 10, 19, 21, 65]. The plant also has a strongly acrid juice that can cause blistering to the skin[65, 183].
Habitats A weed of cornfields, especially on calcareous soils[17].
Range Europe, including Britain, from Norway south and east to N. Africa, W. Asia to the Himalayas.
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Weed Potential Yes
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Care (info)
Moist Soil Semi-shade Full sun
Ranunculus_arvensis Corn Buttercup


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Summary


Physical Characteristics

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Ranunculus_arvensis is a ANNUAL growing to 0.5 m (1ft 8in).
It is not frost tender. It is in flower from June to July, and the seeds ripen from July to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Flies.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils and can grow in very alkaline soils.
It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

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Plant Habitats

Edible Uses

None known

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Medicinal Uses

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The plant is used is used in the treatment of intermittent fevers, gout and asthma[240].

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Other Uses

None known

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

A weed of arable land, preferring calcareous soils[17]. A greedy plant, inhibiting the growth of nearby plants, especially legumes[54].

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Plant Propagation

Seed - sow spring in situ. You are very unlikely to need to encourage this plant.

Other Names

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Native Range

TEMPERATE ASIA: Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia (Ciscaucasia), Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation (Dagestan), Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan TROPICAL ASIA: India (Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh), Pakistan EUROPE: United Kingdom, Sweden (south), Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine (incl. Krym), Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal AFRICA: Algeria (north), Egypt (north), Morocco, Tunisia

Weed Potential

Right plant wrong place. We are currently updating this section. Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not in your area so it’s worth checking.

Conservation Status

IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :

Related Plants
Latin NameCommon NameHabitHeightHardinessGrowthSoilShadeMoistureEdibleMedicinalOther
Ranunculus arvensisCorn ButtercupAnnual0.5 0-0  LMHSNM010

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

 

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Botanical References

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Readers comment

Will Messenger   Tue Jul 31 2007

Excellent, it is good to find that others are interested in this delightful weed. I have grown it as a weed in my vegetable garden for over 20 years and am looking at ways of distributing seed (ok fruits) as widely as possible.

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