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Ranunculus bulbosus subsp. aleae (Bulbous Buttercup) |
Ranunculus bulbosus subsp. aleae (RANUNCULACEAE.)
Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands at or after year 2000. |
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| Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Ranunculus bulbosus subsp. aleaeL.
Published in (Willk.) Rouy & Fouc., Fl. Fr. 1: 106 (1893) | Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.) |
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Plant Family : | Ranunculaceae
Juss. (The Buttercup Family)
21 species from the Ranunculaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands. | English name(s) : | Bulbous Buttercup, St. Anthony's Turnip | Maltese name(s) : | Maltese name not known | Status for Malta : | Indigenous. Present on the Maltese islands before man | Frequency : | Very Common Common Frequent
Scarce Rare Very rare Extinct
| Growth form : |
Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: HEMICRYPTOPHYTE (prostate plants with flowers close to the ground)
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon | Legal Protection [link]: | Not Protected by Law (LN200/2011 or LN311/2006) | Red List (1989) : | This species has a threatened status and is listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands | Flowering Time : | Mar-May | Colour of Flowers: | Yellow | Remarks : | There are 3 species, Ranunculus macrophyllus, R. bulbosus and R. sardous which are closely related to each other (similar flowers and leaves). Some local botanists think that the species in Malta is Ranunculus bulbosus subsp. aleae (Willkomm) Rouy & Foucault. Other botanists confirm the old records, that is all 3 species are present in Malta.
The difference between the two species is that R. bulbosus have tuberous or fleshy roots while R. macrophyllus are more fibrous. Other important differnces are that the R. bulbosus have reflexed sepals and grooved peduncle in contrast with the patent sepals and striated or terate peduncle in R. macrophyllus . |
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| Species Description and Distribution |
Habitat in Europe: |
Damp places. |
Preferred habitat in Malta: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Botanical Description: |
Plant 20-80 cm, robust; stock not or scarcely swollen and corm-like, usually with abundant fibres; roots thick, fleshy, fusiform or cylindrical. Middle segments of basal leaves stipitate. Pedicel sulcate near the top, striate below. Receptacle elongate-conical. Achenes 2.5-4 mm, smooth. |
Chromosome number: |
2n=16 |
Distributional range: |
S. Europe, extending to Hungary. |
Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018):
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Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) -
Country codes |
Ab(A) AE Ag Al dAz(F M S) -Bl Bu Co Cr Ct Cy ?Eg Ga(F) Gg(A D G) Gr Hs(S) Hu It LS Lu Ma Mk Rf(CS) Rm Sa Si(M S) Tu(A E) Uk(K) [nMd Md(M)] |
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