Common name:
Greater spearwort
Family:
Scientific name:
Ranunculus lingua
Main flower color:
Range:
Most of the UK; least common in northern Scotland
Height:
Up to 120 cm
Habitat:
Fens, margins of lakes and ponds
Flowers:
Five yellow petals up to 20 mm long, sometimes slightly notched at the tip, and a cluster of short yellow stamens and greenish carpels. Flowers are solitary, at the top of the smooth, sparsely hairy stem
Leaves:
Narrow, linear to lanceolate, up to 25 cm long, on short stalks
Season:
June to September
Rarity:
★★★★★
