Ranunculus asiaticus

TaxID: 529701

Basic Information

Ranunculus asiaticus

Asian buttercup, Persian Buttercup, Persian buttercup

Ranunculus asiaticus, the Persian buttercup, is a species of buttercup (Ranunculus) native to the eastern Mediterranean region, southwestern Asia, southeastern Europe (Crete, Karpathos and Rhodes), and northeastern Africa. It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing up to 45 cm tall, with simple or branched stems. The basal leaves are three-lobed, with leaves higher on the stems more deeply divided; like the stems, they are downy or hairy. The flowers are 3 C5 cm in diameter, variably red to pink, yellow, or white, with one to several flowers on each stem. It is a protected species in some jurisdictions, like in Palestine.

from Wikipedia

Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Ranunculales

Ranunculaceae

Ranunculus

asiaticus

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Ranunculus asiaticus
c
(c) lougarou@BY-NC
Ranunculus asiaticus
c
(c) Philippe Geniez@BY-NC
Ranunculus asiaticus
c
(c) Jens Søgaard Hansen@BY-NC
Ranunculus asiaticus
c
(c) Felicia Seichter@BY
Ranunculus asiaticus
c
(c) Alenka Mihoric@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Nicaragua Absent —

Distribution (27 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

27
Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Armenia Present —
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Present —
Brazil Present —
China Present —
Cyprus Present —
Germany Present —
Egypt Present —
Spain Present —
France Present —
United Kingdom Present —
Page 1 of 3

Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

Download CSV

Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (2 records)

View all

Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
GBVJ726-11 - matK 1521 Iran - 32.906025, 54.237076
GBVJ725-11 - matK 1521 Iran - 32.906025, 54.237076

Literature