Ranunculus asiaticus
Asian Buttercup, Persian Buttercup
Other regional names: Persian Crowfoot
- Persian Crowfoot
Also known as: Cyprianthe anemonoides Spach +19 more
- Cyprianthe anemonoides Spach
- Cyprianthe asiatica (L.) Freyn
- Ranunculus africanus Voss
- Ranunculus asiaticus subsp. latilobus Vierh.
- Ranunculus asiaticus subsp. puniceus Dörfl.
- Ranunculus asiaticus subsp. sanguineus DC.
- Ranunculus asiaticus subsp. tenuilobus (Boiss.) Vierh.
- Ranunculus asiaticus var. bereniceus Pamp.
- Ranunculus asiaticus var. bicolor Pamp.
- Ranunculus asiaticus var. flavus Sickenb.
- Ranunculus asiaticus var. grandiflorus Beg. & Vacc.
- Ranunculus asiaticus var. intermedius Pamp.
- Ranunculus asiaticus var. puniceus Dörfl.
- Ranunculus asiaticus var. sanguineus (Mill.) DC.
- Ranunculus asiaticus var. tenuilobus Boiss.
- Ranunculus asiaticus var. tenuilobus DC.
- Ranunculus asiaticus var. variegatus Sickenb.
- Ranunculus asiaticus var. vulgaris DC.
- Ranunculus flammipetalus Gand.
- Ranunculus garianicus Borzì & Mattei
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Ranunculaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tuberous geophyte.
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Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, and Europe, Ranunculus asiaticus (commonly known as Asian buttercup or Persian buttercup) is a tuberous plant belonging to the Ranunculaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Northern Africa, Southeastern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Bolivia