Ranunculus Omiophyllus, Round-leaved Crowfoot



Common name:
Round-leaved crowfoot
Scientific name:
Ranunculus omiophyllus
Main flower color:
Range:
Wales, southwest Scotland, west and south England, south Ireland
Height:
A few cm; a creeper, often floating or partially submerged
Habitat:
Seeps, streambanks, muddy places
Flowers:
Solitary, around 12 mm in diameter; five obovate white petals alternating with five narrow, triangular sepals. Petals are two or three times as long as the sepals
Leaves:
Shallowly divided into three rounded lobes, themselves slightly lobed. No thread-like leaves
Season:
May to August
Rarity:
★★★★★