creeping buttercup
Latin name: Ranunculus repens
Family: Ranunculaceae
Other common names; grey text
Flowering time: May to August
Height: to 50cm
Growing conditions: damp areas
Nectar source for: short-tongued bees
Food source for: house sparrow, earthworm, rodents
Description
Creeping buttercup is easily recognisable by its glossy yellow flowers. It can grow practically anywhere, but particularly likes poorly drained soil. It spreads quickly via strong runners that root along the way.
How to identify: Distinguished from other buttercups by the spreading way it grows with runners. Its yellow flowers are about 2cm across and its hairy are divided into three lobes with frayed edges.
How to propagate: Propagate by seed. Seeds may need a period of after-ripening. Adequate soil moisture is important for germination.
Family: Ranunculaceae
Other common names; grey text
Flowering time: May to August
Height: to 50cm
Growing conditions: damp areas
Nectar source for: short-tongued bees
Food source for: house sparrow, earthworm, rodents
Description
Creeping buttercup is easily recognisable by its glossy yellow flowers. It can grow practically anywhere, but particularly likes poorly drained soil. It spreads quickly via strong runners that root along the way.
How to identify: Distinguished from other buttercups by the spreading way it grows with runners. Its yellow flowers are about 2cm across and its hairy are divided into three lobes with frayed edges.
How to propagate: Propagate by seed. Seeds may need a period of after-ripening. Adequate soil moisture is important for germination.