Buttercup Family [Ranunculaceae] |
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8th July 2009, Mature Dune Slacks, Birkdale, Southport. | Photo: © RWD |
In a wet hollow. |
8th July 2009, Mature Dune Slacks, Birkdale, Southport. | Photo: © RWD |
Flowers very buttercup-like, shiny, with five petals. |
8th July 2009, Mature Dune Slacks, Birkdale, Southport. | Photo: © RWD |
Leaves long, wide and linear emerging from the stem in various places. |
5th July 2014, Rimrose Valley Country Pk, Merseyside. | Photo: © RWD |
In a drainage ditch full of iron-coloured organisms. |
5th July 2014, Rimrose Valley Country Pk, Merseyside. | Photo: © RWD |
Leaves hairy with short hairs on one side at least. |
5th July 2014, Rimrose Valley Country Pk, Merseyside. | Photo: © RWD |
A single plant. |
8th July 2009, Mature Dune Slacks, Birkdale, Southport. | Photo: © RWD |
The petals drop off to reveal the fruiting head. |
8th July 2009, Mature Dune Slacks, Birkdale, Southport. | Photo: © RWD |
The fruiting head plus petals. |
8th July 2009, Mature Dune Slacks, Birkdale, Southport. | Photo: © RWD |
Before flower is fully open it resembles Globe Marigold. |
8th July 2009, Mature Dune Slacks, Birkdale, Southport. | Photo: © RWD |
A fully open flower. |
8th July 2009, Mature Dune Slacks, Birkdale, Southport. | Photo: © RWD |
Flower not yet unfurled. |
5th July 2014, Rimrose Valley Country Pk, Merseyside. | Photo: © RWD |
Right shows flower bud not yet open. |
5th July 2014, Rimrose Valley Country Pk, Merseyside. | Photo: © RWD |
A multitude of yellow filaments with yellow stamens atop. |
8th July 2009, Mature Dune Slacks, Birkdale, Southport. | Photo: © RWD |
With some stamens still attached at the bottom of the fruiting head, the petals once below having dropped off. |
8th July 2009, Mature Dune Slacks, Birkdale, Southport. | Photo: © RWD |
View from top of fruiting head. |
8th July 2009, Mature Dune Slacks, Birkdale, Southport. | Photo: © RWD |
The fruiting head. The ends are curled around like a Burdock Burr. In shape the fruits are very flattened pointed-oval. They are still not ripe here. |
Slight resemblance to (When the flower has not yet opened) : Globeflower and to Marsh Marigold, which are both members of the same Buttercup family as Greater Spearwort. Distinguishing Feature : No relation to : Spear Mint [a plant of similar name].
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Ranunculus (Buttercups) |
Buttercup Family [Ranunculaceae] |