Ranunculus bulbosus L.

Family: RANUNCULACEAE

Genus: Ranunculus

Catalan common name: Api bord. Botó d´or. Queixals de diable. Ranuncle bulbós.

Spanish common name: Hierba velluda. Joyel de agua.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Holoartica

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitat: Fields, road sides with humid soils.

Characteristics: Ranunculus is characterized by its bulbous base, at times with thickened roots. The leaves have three large lobes, with the central one petiolate. Flowers are large, up to 3.5 cm in diameter. Can be differentiated from Ranunculus sardous as it is much larger, the plant in general as well as the flower in particular.