Species Ranunculus muricatus
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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 muricatus:
From the Latin muricata = 'spiny' (like the purple fish, a murex), in reference to its elongate dorsal and pectoral-fin spines
Scientific name:
Ranunculus muricatus L.
Common names:
Spiny-Fruited Buttercup
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Synonym of:
Unknown
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Protologue:
Sp. Pl. 1: 555 (1753)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1753
Annual to 30 cm. Leaves round, on long petioles, 3-lobed and toothed. Flowers in open panicles, yellow. Achenes spiny, 7--8 mm long. Sept.--Nov. Weed of damp places, SW (European weed, Cape Peninsula to Stellenbosch).
Observations of Taxon
Ranunculus muricatus
Locality:
Name of observer:
Mary Maytham Kidd (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
