Showing posts with label Ranunculaceae. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ranunculaceae. Show all posts

Saturday, May 13, 2023

Bulbous Buttercup (Ranunculus bulbosus)

Family: Ranunculaceae

Common name: Bulbous Buttercup

Scientific name: Ranunculus bulbosus

Date taken: 14/5/2023 and 29/3/2023

Notes: Very common on grassy meadows, painting the entire landscape golden yellow when flowering. It differs from other buttercups by having reflexed sepals and grooved flower stalks.











Friday, April 21, 2023

Pasqueflower (Pulsatilla vulgaris)

Family: Ranunculaceae

Common name: Pasqueflower

Scientific name: Pulsatilla vulgaris

Date taken: 19/4/2023

Notes: Iconic species found on south-facing slopes of chalk grasslands. 











Saturday, February 25, 2023

Winter Aconite (Eranthis hyemalis)

Family: Ranunculaceae

Common name: Winter Aconite

Scientific name: Eranthis hyemalis

Date taken: 25/2/2023

Notes: Naturalised garden escape found in woodlands.