Species Ranunculus multifidus
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Etymology of Ranunculus:
La. rana = frog; unculus = diminutive, hence ‘a little frog or tadpole’; referring to the wetland, marshes or running streams that many frogs inhabit. Many species of Ranunculus can be found near water.
Etymology of multifidus:
From the Latin multi = ‘many’ and fidus = ‘cleavage / divided'. The leaves are divided
Scientific name:
Ranunculus multifidus Forssk.
Common names:
Buttercup
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Protologue:
Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 114, 102, t. 11 fig (1775)
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1775
Tufted, silky perennial to 90 cm. Leaves pinnatisect or bipinnatisect, segments toothed. Flowers in open panicles, yellow. Achenes warty, 1.5--2 mm long. Aug.--Mar. Damp places, NW, SW, AP, LB, SE (Namaqualand to Cape Peninsula to Arabia).
Observations of Taxon
Ranunculus multifidus
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CE van Ginkel or CJ Cilliers (David)
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Ranunculus multifidus
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Sasa Malan (David)
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Ranunculus multifidus
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David Gwynne-Evans (David)
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Ranunculus multifidus
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Katryn van Heerden (David)
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Ranunculus multifidus
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Barbra Jeppe (David)
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