Ranunculus weyleri Marès ex Willk.

Spice In the field

Family: RANUNCULACEAE

Genus: Ranunculus

Sinònims: Ranunculus cymbalarifolius Balb. ex Moris subsp. weyleri (Marès ex Willk.) O. Bolòs et Vigo

Catalan common name: Botó d´or.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): West Mediterranean

Plants protected by law: Bern Convention. National Catalogue. Habitat Directive.

IUCN Category: VUVulnerable

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Rock crevices and cliff faces. Small shady banks or slopes. Rock creviceses and shady places.

Characteristics: A palnt that grows along the ground surface, found in the cracks in a very few spots in the Serra de Tramuntana and the Serra d´Artà. The inferior leaves are ovate, with a lobed margin. Flowers have petals that are more elongated than usual for the Ranunculus. This is a plant endemic to Mallorca with a very small population.